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Martha Argerich: Lugano Concertos / Gabriela Montero, Karin Merle, Susan Roberts and Helene Schneidermann [4 CDs]

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-30

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; Francis Poulenc: Concerto for 2 Pianos in D minor; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Gulda, Paul; Gulda, Rico; Gurning, Alexander; Merle, Karin; Mogilevsky, Alexander; Montero, Gabriela; Norman, Daniel; Roberts, Susan; Sakai, Akane [Piano]; Schneiderman, Hel...
Conductors: Rabinovitch, Alexandre; Capilla, Erasmo; Vedernikov, Alexander; Dutoit, Charles; Chmura, Gabriel; Marin, Ion; Fasolis, Diego
Ensemble: ; Lugano Percussion Group

Since 2002 Martha Argerich's Progetto at the Lugano's Festival has brought together many notable artists for memorable concerts of chamber and orchestral music. This deluxe...continue...

Herbert von Karajan - The 1960s [82 CDs]

82 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-06-26

Works: Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Don Quixote, Op. 35; Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142; Concerto for Oboe in D major, AV 144; Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, o.Op. 132 (TrV ...
Performers: Anda, Géza; Berry, Walter; Borwitzky, Ottomar; Brandis, Thomas [Violin]; Cappone, Giusto; Cherkassky, Shura; Civil, Alan; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; F...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Priem-Bergrath, Hans
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble

We're going Big in 2012! Almost incredible: between 1959 and the end of the following decade, Herbert von Karajan recorded 82 CDs worth of orchestral...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...

Argerich, Kremer, Maisky: The Complete Duo Recordings

13 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-03-20

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in D major, Op. 12 no 1; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 12; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in E flat major, Op. 12 no 3; Son...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Kremer, Gidon; Maisky, Mischa

Martha Argerich's associations with violinist Gidon Kremer and cellist Mischa Maisky are surely among the pianist’s most substantial and musically rewarding collaborations. The present collectio...continue...

On Two Pianos / Chick Corea and Nicolas Econamou, pianos

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-02-14

Works: Chick Corea: Suite (Improvisation), for 2 pianos; Homecoming, for 2 pianos; Duet in three parts, for 2 pianos; Invention (Improvisation), for 2 pianos; Béla Bartók: Pieces (7) from Mikrokos...
Performers: Corea, Chick; Economou, Nicolas

"Music was focused on rock and used jazz improvisation; Corea remained quite recognizable, even under the veil of electronic sound. He plays music that covers...continue...
Personnel: Chick Corea (piano); Nicolas Economou (piano).

Recording information: Amerika-Haus, Munich (06/24/1982); Munich, Merika-Haus (06/24/1982)....continue...

Maurizio Pollini: 20th Century / Abbado, Sinopoli, Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rund and Berliner Philharmoniker

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-12-20

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Movements (3) from Pétrouchka; Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for Piano no 7 in B flat major, Op. 83; Anton Webern: Variations for piano, Op. 27; Pierre Boulez: Sonata for Piano no ...
Performers: Pollini, Maurizio; Taskova, Slavka
Conductors: Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Abbado, Claudio

From the outset of his recording career, Maurizio Pollini has championed modern music - in benchmark accounts of Bartók, Boulez, Manzoni, Nono, Prokofiev, Schoenberg, Stravinsky...continue...

ASM35: The Complete Musician / Anne Sofie Mutter, violin [38 CDs / 2 DVDs]

40 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-10-15

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K. 216; Concerto for Violin no 5 in A major ("Turkish") K. 219; Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, K 304 (300c); Concerto for Violin...
Performers: Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Borucinska, Krystyna; Giuranna, Bruno; Harrell, Lynn; Ma, Yo-Yo; Meneses, Antonio; Moll, Phillip; Muller-Schott, Daniel; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Orkis, Lambert [Keyboard...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Sacher, Paul; Lutoslawski, Witold; Ozawa, Seiji; Levine, James; Previn, Andre; Penderecki, Krzysztof; ; Masur, Kurt; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Gergiev, Valery; Krenz, Jan
Ensemble: ; Trondheim Soloists (Trondheimsolistene)

August 23rd, 2011 is Anne-Sophie Mutter's 35th anniversary on stage. DG fetes the violinist with this limited edition set of 38 CDs in original jacket...continue...

The Liszt Project: Bartok, Berg, Messiaen, Ravel, et al. / Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-10-04

Works: Franz Liszt: La Lugubre gondola I, for piano (in 6/8), S. 200/1 (LW A319a); Nuages gris (Grey clouds); Unstern (Evil star); Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178; Aux cyprès de la Villa d'Este I, t...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent

Pierre-Laurent Aimard honours Franz Liszt's 200th birthday (October 22, 1811) with his most ambitious recording for Deutsche Grammophon to date. In this extensive 2-CD set,...continue...
Recording information: Wiener Konzerthaus, Vienna (05/2011)....continue...

The Art of Martha Argerich

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-06-07

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Scherzo for Piano no 3 in C sharp minor, B 125/Op. 39; Mazurka for piano no 36 in A minor, Op. 59/1, CT. 86; Scherzo for Piano no 2 in B flat minor/D flat major, B 111/Op. ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Brunner, Eduard; Economou, Nicolas; Freire, Nelson [Piano]; Grafenauer, Irena [Flute]; Hortnagel, Georg Maximilian; Kovacevich, Stephen; Kre...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Dutoit, Charles; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Chailly, Riccardo; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Faerber, Jörg

It's hard to believe that Martha Argerich is now approaching her 70th birthday - on 5 June this year. She has been recording for Deutsche...continue...

Resonances / Hélène Grimaud, piano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-01-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 8 in A minor, K 310 (300d); Alban Berg: Sonata for Piano, Op. 1; Franz Liszt: Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178; Béla Bartók: Romanian Folkdanc...
Performers: Grimaud, Helene

Helene Grimaud is back and presenting a new solo recital program, which she will take on a world-wide tour during the upcoming concert season. Her...continue...
Recording information: Berlin, Rundfunk-Zentrum (09/2010)....continue...

The Martha Argerich Collection, Vol. 3: Chamber Ensembles

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-10-12

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Trio for Piano and Strings in A minor, Op. 50; Béla Bartók: Sonata for 2 Pianos and Percu...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Economou, Nicolas; Freire, Nelson [Piano]; Guggeis, Edgar; Kremer, Gidon; Maisky, Mischa; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Sadlo, Peter

The final box of Argerich's DG recordings, which brings together on 6 CDs all of the chamber ensemble recordings from 1983 to 2009. The set...continue...

50 Years: Grosses Festspielhaus Salzburg

25 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-09-14

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier; Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Symphony no 41 in C major, K 551 "Jupiter"; Sonata for Piano no 14 in...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Brendel, Alfred; Casa, Lisa della; Domingo, Placido; Freire, Nelson [Piano]; Hetzel, Gerhart; Jurinac, Sena; Lorengar, Pilar; Moll, Kurt; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Norman, Jessye...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Fricsay, Ferenc; Abbado, Claudio; Rizzi, Carlo; Böhm, Karl; Mehta, Zubin; Bernstein, Leonard; Muti, Riccardo; Levine, James; Solti, Sir Georg; Boulez, Pierre

The Grosses Festpielhaus in Salzburg has been the scene of countless memorable music events- operas, concerts and recitals- for 50 years. Here is a unique...continue...
Recording information: Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg....continue...

State of the Art: The Story of Deutsche Grammophon

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-12-21

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian dances for orchestra; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C minor, WoO 2 "FAE Sonata"; Johann Sebastian Bach: The Ar...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Battle, Kathleen; Bay, Emanuel; Bielecki, Andre; Blechacz, Rafal [Piano]; Brueggergosman, Mea...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Anda, Géza; Barenboim, Daniel; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bernstein, Leonard; Böhm, Karl; Boulez, Pierre; Maazel, Lorin; Marcon, Andrea; Karajan, Herbert vo...
Ensemble: ; Andalucian Dogs; Gabrieli Consort

This new, limited edition, large format book, State of the Art, (in English / German) presents the first full-length history of the legendary yellow label....continue...

111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon [Limited Edition]

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-10-20

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/5; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C minor, WoO 2 "FAE Sonata"; Joha...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kathleen; Bay, Emanuel; Benson, Clifford; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bielecki, Andre; Ble...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bernstein, Leonard; Böhm, Karl; Boulez, Pierre; Maazel, Lorin; Marcon, Andrea; Karajan, Herbert von; Chung, Myung-W...
Ensemble: ; Andalucian Dogs; Concerto Köln ; English Baroque Soloists; English Consort; Gabrieli Consort; His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble; Musica Antiqua Köln ...

Deutsche Grammophon is proud to celebrate its 111th birthday this year (December 6th, to be exact) and as part of the celebration will release a...continue...

Bartók: Concerto for Viola, etc / Aimard, Stefanoich, Bashmet, Kremer, Boulez, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-02-17

Works: Béla Bartók: Concerto for 2 Pianos, Percussion and Orchestra, Sz 115; Concerto for Violin no 1, Sz 36; Concerto for Viola, Sz 120
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Kremer, Gidon; Percy, Neil; Stefanovich, Tamara; Thomas, Nigel
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

This recording completes Pierre Boulez's highly acclaimed survey of Bartok's major orchestral works on Deutsche Grammophon. Boulez has once again gathered an extraordinary team of...continue...

Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps; Bartók / Karajan, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-02-12

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps; Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Grand Prix - Bartók: Piano Concertos no 1 and 2

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-06-12

Works: Béla Bartók: Concerto for Piano no 1, Sz 83; Concerto for Piano no 2, Sz 95; Portraits (2) for violin and orchestra, Op. 5/Sz 37
Performers: Mintz, Shlomo; Pollini, Maurizio
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

"Want to know what the two smartest musicians in Italy think of Bartok's first two Piano Concertos? Try this disc. With Maurizio Pollini at the...continue...

Bartók: 6 String Quartets / Emerson String Quartet

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-02-13

Works: Béla Bartók: Quartet for Strings no 1 in A minor, Op. 7/Sz 40; Quartet for Strings no 3, Sz 85; Quartet for Strings no 5, Sz 102; Quartet for Strings no 2 in A minor, Op. 17; Quartet fo...

"Intense and passionateone of the most exciting chamber music recordings of recent years."-Gramophone. Winner of the 1989 Gramophone Record of the Year Award....continue...

Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps; Bartók, etc / Salonen

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-10-10

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain; Béla Bartók: Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19/Sz 73; Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps
Conductors: Salonen, Esa-Pekka
Ensemble: Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

"Wow, this is some disc! There are so few new major-label productions featuring today's "big" artists--and let's face it, so many of those turn out...continue...

Dutilleux, Bartók, Stravinsky / Anne-Sophie Mutter

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-03-08

Works: Henri Dutilleux: Sur le même accord, nocturne for violin & orchestra; Béla Bartók: Concerto for Violin no 2 in B minor, Sz. 112, BB 117; Igor Stravinsky: Concerto for Violin in D major
Performers: Mutter, Anne-Sophie
Conductors: Masur, Kurt; Ozawa, Seiji; Sacher, Paul
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

"Mutter has one of the sweetest of tones, particularly when she plays softly and tenderly... her range of colors is wide - her non-vibrato playing...continue...

Bartók: Piano Concertos no 1-3 / Boulez, Zimerman, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-01-11

Works: Béla Bartók: Concerto for Piano no 1, Sz 83; Concerto for Piano no 2, Sz 95; Concerto for Piano no 3, Sz 119
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Grimaud, Helene; Zimerman, Krystian
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

"Zimerman has a big, muscular sound that holds up well against the Chicago Symphony's big, muscular sound; the both are well suited to the percussive...continue...

Gidon Kremer - Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms: Violin Sonatas

8 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-03-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in D major, Op. 12 no 1; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 12; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in E flat major, Op. 12 no 3; Son...
Performers: Afanassiev, Valery; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Kremer, Gidon; Maisenberg, Oleg

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

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-03-19

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

Bartók: 6 String Quartets / Emerson Quartet

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1988-11-14

Works: Béla Bartók: Quartet for Strings no 1 in A minor, Op. 7/Sz 40; Quartet for Strings no 3, Sz 85; Quartet for Strings no 5, Sz 102; Quartet for Strings no 2 in A minor, Op. 17; Quartet fo...
Performers: Drucker, Eugene; Dutton, Lawrence [Viola]; Finckel, David; Setzer, Philip
Conductors:
Ensemble: Emerson String Quartet

"The impression one gains from these recordings...is of massive tonal projection and superlative clarity, each textural strand coloured and made audible to a degree possibly...continue...