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Martha Argerich and Friends - Live from Lugano 2012

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for piano, 4 hands in D major, K. 381 (K. 123a); Concerto for Piano no 25 in C major, K 503; Robert Schumann: Stücke im Volkston (5) for cello (or violin) & piano...
Performers: Alavidze, Rusudan; Angelich, Nicholas; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Braude, Nathan; Capuçon, Gautier; Capuçon, Renaud; Chen, Lyda; Gerzenberg, Anton; Gerzenberg, Daniel; Goerner, Nelson; G...
Conductors: Kaspszyk, Jacek

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...

Early Romantic Overtures by Berlioz, Mendelssohn, Weber, Schumann, Schubert, Wagner / Norrington

1 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...

50 Best Chillout Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite no 3 in D, BWV 1068; Keyboard Concerto no 5 in F minor, BWV 1056; ...
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Chance, Michael; Daniels, David; Donohoe, Peter; Farr, Stephen; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Gavrilov, And...
Conductors: Handford, Maurice; Marriner, Sir Neville; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Nézet-Séguin, Yannick; Warren-Green, Christopher; Olah, Erno; Norrington, Roger; Trevor, Kirk; Sawallisch, ...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Ahn Trio; Fretwork; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo

This 3 CD set contains 50 tracks of classical chill out music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Performed by some of...continue...

50 Best Organ Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, chorale prelude for organ (Schübler Chorale no 1), BWV 645 (BC K22; Prelude and Fugue for...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Bayco, Frederic; Bunney, Herrick [Chorus Master]; Cook, Melville [Organ]; Duruflé, Maurice; Durufle-Chevalier, Marie-Madeleine; Eisenberg, Matthias; Germani, Fernando; Gil, Jea...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Bedford, Steuart; Plasson, Michel

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of some of the most popular compositions of organ music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics....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...

Concertos by Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, Liszt, Brahms / Barenboim, Fischer, Oistrakh. Otto Klemperer

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Horn no 1 in D major, K 412 (386b); Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, K 417; Concerto for Horn no 3 in E flat major, K 447; Concerto for Horn no 4 in E fla...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Civil, Alan; Fischer, Annie; Menuhin, Yehudi; Oistrakh, David
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: ; 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...

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...

Piano Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; The Seasons, Op. 37b; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3; Ludwig ...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Cziffra, Gyorgy; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Hough, Stephen; Litton, Andrew; Paik, Kun-woo; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Queffe...
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence; Vonk, Hans; Plasson, Michel; Cziffra, György; Jansons, Mariss; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Pletnev, Mikhail; Tetzlaff, Christian; Litton, Andrew; Hickox,...

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...

The Very Best of Sviatoslav Richter from the EMI Catalog [2 CDs]

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-17

Works: George Frederick Handel: Suite for Harpsichord in E major, HWV 430; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in C major, K 404 (385d) [Fragment]; Concerto for Piano no 22 in E flat, K 482...
Performers: Berlinsky, Valentin; Hortnagel, Georg; Kagan, Oleg; Kopelman, Mikhail; Richter, Sviatoslav; Shebalin, Dmitri
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Matacic, Lovro von; Maazel, Lorin

Sviatoslav Richter is universally acknowledged to be one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, renowned for his virtuoso technique and the depth of...continue...

Martha Argerich and Friends Live from Lugano Festival 2011

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-06-05

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 8 in G major, Op. 30 no 3; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for piano, 4 hands in F major, K. 497; Franz Joseph Haydn: Trio for Piano, Violin and C...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Capuçon, Gautier; Capuçon, Renaud; Chen, Lyda; Hall, Lucia; Leschenko, Polina; Levionnois, Yan [Cello]; Margulis, Alissa; Marton, Cristina; Schwarzberg, Dora; ...
Conductors: Kaspszyk, Jacek

EMI Classics is pleased to release the latest installment of highlights from the Martha Argerich Project at the Lugano Festival. This is the ninth annual...continue...
Recording information: 06/2011....continue...

Schumann, Grieg: Piano Concertos / Lars Vogt, piano

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-05-22

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16
Performers: Vogt, Lars
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: ; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Recording information: Warwick, University, Butterworth Hall (04/22/1992-04/24/1992)....continue...

Mendelssohn: Symphonies 3 & 4; Schumann: Symphony No. 4 / Otto Klemperer [Limited Ed.]

2 Super Audio CD / EMI Classics / 2012-05-08

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Robert Schumann: Symphony no 4 in D m...
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
These performances turn out to be the exact opposite anyone might expect from Klemperer... I like the opening tempo of the "Italian" enormously ......continue...

Dvorak, Greig & Schumann: Piano Concertos / Sviatoslav Richter [Limited Ed.]

2 Super Audio CD / EMI Classics / 2012-05-08

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Piano in G minor, Op. 33/B 63; Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav
Conductors: Kleiber, Carlos; Matacic, Lovro von
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; National Opera Orchestra of Monte Carlo

Gramophone Magazine
Richter's Schumann seems to me unequalled by any other pianist; the slow movement of the Concerto is really exquisite. In the Grieg also, there...continue...
Recording information: Burgerbräu, München (06/18/1976-06/21/1976); Palais Garnier, Monte Carlo, Monaco (06/18/1976-06/21/1976); Burgerbräu, München (11/25/1974-11/30/1974); Palais...continue...

Ulf Hoelscher plays Schumann and Szymanowski

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-10

Works: Robert Schumann: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 121; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in A minor, Op. 105; Karol Szymanowski: Romance for Violin and Piano in D major, Op. 23; Myths ...
Performers: Béroff, Michel; Hoelscher, Ulf

The Best of Schumann / Fruhlings-Sinfonie, Kinderszenen, Klavierkonzert

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-14

Works: Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Symphony no 1 in B flat major ("Spring"), Op. 38
Performers: Zacharias, Christian
Conductors: Vonk, Hans

Classical 2012 / Gheorghiu, Fray, Balsom, Kaufmann, Netrebko, Jaroussky, DiDonato, Pahud

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-10

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila; Gioachino Rossini: William Tell Overture; La Cenerentola; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 18 'P...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Angelich, Nicholas; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Balsom, Alison; Braley, Frank; Callas, Maria; Capucon, Renaud; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Damrau, Diana; Dessay, Natalie; DiDonato, Joyce; F...
Conductors: Armiliato, Marco; Pappano, Antonio; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Balsom, Alison; Paavo, Järvi; Serafin, Tullio; ; Rousset, Christophe; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Ono, Kazushi; Noseda, Gianandrea; Thielemann,...
Ensemble: ; I Barocchisti; L'Arpeggiata; Les Talens Lyriques; Les Violons du Roy; London Steve Reich Ensemble; Scottish Ensemble

Following the enormous success of the previous albums in the annual Classical series, Virgin Classics is releasing Classical 2012 in November 2011. With 45 tracks,...continue...

Schumann: Symphonies 1-4 / Muti - Philharmonia & New Philharmonia

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-08-09

Works: Robert Schumann: Overture to Schiller's Braut von Messina, for orchestra in C minor, Op. 100; Symphony no 1 in B flat major ("Spring"), Op. 38; Symphony no 2 in C major, Op. 61; Overture to Goethe's ...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra

Inspired by his wife, Clara, Robert Schumann wrote four symphonies over a decade, with No 1, the 'Spring', first perfomed - under Felix Mendelssohn -...continue...

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

Best Piano Music / /Rudolf Buchbinder, piano

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Rondo a Capriccio for piano in G major ("Rage Over a Lost Penny"), Op. 129; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano ...
Performers: Buchbinder, Rudolf [Piano]

Very Best of Thomas Hampson

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Le lazzarone ("Au bord des flots d'Azure"), cabaret song for voice & piano (Péchés de vieillesse, bo; Péchés de vieillesse, Volume ...
Performers: Airizer, Csaba; Alagna, Roberto; Alpher, David; Barrard, Marc; Domingo, Placido; Guzelimian, Armen; Hampson, Thomas; Knowles, Greg; Mahe, Martine; Mason, Molly; Parloff, Michael; Parsons, Geoffrey; R...
Conductors: Norrington, Roger; Plasson, Michel; Kohn, Eugene; Almeida, Antonio de; Pappano, Antonio; Armstrong, Richard; Davis, Andrew; Luisi, Fabio; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Welser-Möst, Franz

The Very Best of Sabine Meyer / Vonk, Blomstedt, Brown

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Serenade no 10 in B flat, K. 361 (370a) "Gran partita"; Divertimento (no 6), for 2 clarinets & bassoon in B flat major, K. deest; Car...
Performers: Holl, Hartmut; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet]; Meyer, Wolfgang [Clarinet]; Zimmermann, Tabea [Viola]
Conductors: Vonk, Hans; Blomstedt, Herbert; Brown, Iona; ; Faerber, Jörg
Ensemble: ; Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields; Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble; Staatskapelle Dresden; Trio Di Clarone; Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn

Very Best of Leif Ove Andsnes

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Études-Tableaux, Op. 33; Robert Schumann: Fantasy in C, Op. 17; Franz Liszt: Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke, S 514 "Mephisto Waltz ...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Hardenberger, Hakan [Trumpet]
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Jansons, Mariss; Paavo, Järvi
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Norwegian Chamber Orchestra

The Very Best of Janet Baker

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio; George Frederick Handel: Messiah; Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah; On Wings of Song; Johannes Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Gesänge (2) for Alto, Viola and ...
Performers: Aronowitz, Cecil; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Hugh, Timothy; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parsons, Geoffrey; Previn, Andre...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Boult, Adrian; Barbirolli, John; Previn, Andre; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: ; Academy Of St Martin In The Fields; Choir Of King's College, Cambridge; English Chamber Orchestra; Hallé Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Essential Organ / Marcel Dupre, Maurice Durufle, Felix Mendelssohn, Camille Saint-Saens

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV 565; Fugue for organ in G major, BWV 577 (BC J61); George Frederick Handel: Organ Concerto no 13 in F 'The Cuckoo & the Nightingale'; Organ Conc...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Bayco, Frederic; Eisenberg, Matthias; Fox, Virgil [Organ]; Germani, Fernando; Jacob, Werner; Kynaston, Nicholas; Lukas, Viktor; Parker-Smith, Jane; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Armand, Georges; Plasson, Michel

Martha Argerich Edition: Concertos

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-06-07

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D flat major, Op. 10; Con...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Capucon, Renaud; Maisky, Mischa; Mogilevsky, Alexander; Nakariakov, Sergei [Trumpet]
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles; Rabinovitch, Alexandre; Vedernikov, Alexander; Pletnev, Mikhail

‘It was nearly impossible not to be swept along with the tide,’ wrote Musical America of Martha Argerich, ‘[She] tore into the score with a...continue...

The Sound of Martha Argerich

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-06-07

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44; Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Concer...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Capuçon, Gautier; Capuçon, Renaud; Drobinsky, Marc; Giuffredi, Corrado; Godel, Vincent; Hall, Lucia; Maisky, Mischa; Margulis, Alissa; Marton, Cristina; Mogile...
Conductors: Rabinovitch, Alexandre; Dutoit, Charles

The term "living legend" is genuinely apt to Martha Argerich, whose dazzling amalgam of virtuosity, insight, eclecticism, generosity and mystery makes her a pianist of...continue...

Wilhelm Furtwängler: The Legend

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-05-17

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 94 in G major, H 1 no 94 "Surprise"; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; Die Zaube...
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm

This 3-CD set couples together a selection of some of the more popular classics recorded by the great German conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler. Furtwängler was born...continue...

Schumann: Piano Trios Andsnes; Tetzlaff

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-05-03

Works: Robert Schumann: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 63; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in F major, Op. 80; Etudes (6) in Canon Form for pedal piano, Op. 56; Trio for Piano and Strings n...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Tetzlaff, Christian [Violin]; Tetzlaff, Tanja

Frequent collaborators Leif Ove Andsnes, violinist Christian Tetzlaff and cellist Tanja Tetzlaff record three of Robert Schumann's Piano Trios for this magnificent 2-CD set. The...continue...
Recording information: Ostre Fredrikstad Kirche, Gamlebyen, Fredrikstad, Norwa (2009-09-24_2009-09-26&2010-)....continue...

Martha Argerich and Friends Live From Lugano Festival 2010

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-03-29

Works: Robert Schumann: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in A minor, Op. 105; Adagio and Allegro for Cello and Piano in A flat major, Op. 70; Frédéric Chopin: Rondo for 2 Pianos in C major, B 27/O...
Performers: Angelich, Nicholas; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bosso, Jorge; Capuçon, Gautier; Capuçon, Renaud; Chen, Lyda; Drobinsky, Marc; Edelmann, Sergei; Grassi, Danilo; Griguoli, Carlo Maria; Gurn...
Conductors: Kaspszyk, Jacek

This eighth annual 3-CD set celebrates the musical fruits of a project in which young artists join seasoned performers, including Ms. Argerich, in the exploration...continue...
Recording information: Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano (06/2010)....continue...

Lesson In Love / Kate Royal

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-03-08

Works: William Bolcom: Waitin for voice & piano; Robert Schumann: Jemand, Op. 25 no 4; Lied der Braut aus dem Liebesfrühling I ("Mutter! Mutter! Glaube nicht!"), song for voice & piano (M; Lied der Bra...
Performers: Martineau, Malcolm

A Lesson in Love tells the universal story of a love won and lost, containing beautiful and emotional German lieder and French melodies, as well...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Suffolk (2010-04-18_2010-04-19&2010-)....continue...

100 Best Children's Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-01-11

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee; The Snow Maiden; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 40; Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell Overture; Ser...
Performers: Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Buchbinder, Rudolf [Piano]; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; de los Angeles, Victoria; Fischer, Annie; Kok, Felix; Labèque, Katia; Labèque, Marielle [Piano]; Lympany, M...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Mehta, Zubin; Muti, Riccardo; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Boult, Adrian; Previn, Andre; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Tortelier, Paul; Ozawa, Seiji; Lysy, Alberto; Jansons, Mariss; Jacquillat,...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Camerata Lysy Gstaad

Each CD included in this 6-CD set from EMI Classics is inspired by the wonders of childhood. The first CD, CARNIVAL, includes works by Camille...continue...

Essential Piano / Argerich, Ciccolini, Collard, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-08-24

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for Piano in E flat major, B 62/Op. 18 "Grande valse brillante"; Fantasy-Impromptu for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 66, CT. 46; Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major ("...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Béroff, Michel; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Février, Jacques [Piano]; Fliter, Ingrid; Foldes, And...

The Polish composer Frederic Chopin is acknowledged as one of the finest composers of piano music and some of his best-loved works are in this...continue...

Schumann 200th Anniversary: Orchestral

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Robert Schumann: Symphony no 1 in B flat major ("Spring"), Op. 38; Symphony no 4 in D minor, Op. 120; Overture, Scherzo & Finale for orchestra in E minor / E major, Op. 52; Symphony no 2 in C major, ...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Joy, Andrew; Jurkiewicz, Rainer; Poltl, Joachim; Putnam, Kathleen; Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech; Zacharias, Christian; Zimmermann, Frank Peter
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Muti, Riccardo; Vonk, Hans; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich

Schumann:

Symphonies Nos. 1-4 (Complete). Wolfgang Sawallisch

Overture, Scherzo, and Finale, Op. 52. Staatskapelle Dresden, Wolfgang Sawallisch

Violin Concerto in D minor. ...continue...

Schumann 200th Anniversary: Lieder

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Robert Schumann: Liederkreis, Op. 39; Dichterliebe, Op. 48; Liederkreis, 9 songs for voice & piano, Op. 24; Gedichte (12), Op. 35; Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42; Die Kartenlegerin ("Schlief die Mutte...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Banse, Juliane; Bar, Olaf; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Deutsch, Helmut; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Forsberg, Bengt; Hampson, Tho...
Conductors: Klee, Bernhard

Schumann:

Liederkreis, Op. 39. Olaf Bar

Dichterliebe, Op. 48. Olaf Bar

Liederkreis, Op. 24. Olaf Bar

12 Gedichte, Op. 35. Olaf Bar

Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. ...continue...

50 Best Relaxing Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade in G "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; Così fan tutte, K 588; Sonata for Piano no 11, K331; Concerto for Piano no 20, K466...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Baltsa, Agnes; Bayless, John [Composer/Piano]; Chang, Han-Na; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Donohoe, Peter; du Pre, Jacqueline; Farr, St...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Karajan, Herbert von; Muti, Riccardo; Haitink, Bernard; Boult, Adrian; ; Olah, Erno; Ozawa, Seiji; Hill, David; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Willcocks, David; Slatkin, Leonard; Bar...
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra Wind Ensemble

Schumann: 200th Anniversary: Chamber Music

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44; Quartet for Strings no 1 in A minor, Op. 41/1; Quartet for Strings no 2 in F major, Op. 41/2; Quartet for Strings no 3 in A major, Op. 41/3; Qu...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Causse, Gerard [Viola]; Gutman, Natalia; Imai, Nobuko; Maisky, Mischa; Neunecker, Marie-Luise; Pergamenschikow, Boris; Portal, Michel; Rabinovitch, Alexandre; Rudy, Mikhail;...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Grieg Trio

Schumann:

Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44. Christian Zacharias (piano), Cherubini Quartet

String Quartets, Op. 41 Nos. 1-3. Cherubini Quartet

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50 Best Piano

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano in C sharp minor (doubtful), KK Anh.Ia/6; Etude for piano no 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16; Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, C...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barto, Tzimon; Brunhoff, Thierry de; Bunin, Stanislav; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Donohoe, Peter; Hough, Stephen; Kovacevich, Stephen; L...
Conductors: Zinman, David; Marshall, Wayne; Bernstein, Leonard; Thompson, Bryden; Maksymiuk, Jerzy

Schumann 200th Anniversary: Piano

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Robert Schumann: Theme and Variations for Piano on the name ABEGG, Op. 1; Symphonic Etudes for Piano, Op. 13; Romances (3) for piano, Op. 28; Impromptus (10) on a Theme by Clara Wieck, for piano in D...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Biss, Jonathan; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Egorov, Youri; Lonquich, Alexander; Michelangeli, Arturo Benedetti; Richter, Sviatoslav; Vogt, Lars; Zacharias, Christian

Schumann:

Abegg Variations, Op. 1. Jean-Philippe Collard (piano)

Etudes symphoniques, Op. 13. Jean-Philippe Collard (piano)

3 Romances, Op. 94. Jean-Philippe Collard (piano...continue...

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...

Festival de Lugano 2009 / Argerich

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-04-06

Works: Robert Schumann: Phantasiestücke (4) for violin, cello & piano in A minor, Op. 88; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream - Incidental Music, Op. 21; Sextet for Piano and Strings in D majo...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bosso, Jorge; Buniatishvili, Khatia; Capuçon, Gautier; Capuçon, Renaud; Chen, Lyda; Drobinsky, Marc; Fagone, Enrico; Gerzenberg, Anton; Gerzenberg, Daniel; Hal...
Conductors: Vedernikov, Alexander

EMI Classics is pleased to release the latest installment of highlights from the Martha Argerich Project at the Lugano Festival. This is the seventh annual...continue...
Recording information: Lugano Festival, Switzerland (06/2009)....continue...

The Great EMI Recordings: Paul Tortelier

20 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-03-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Suite for Cello solo no 2 i...
Performers: Alexander Tcherepnin [Composer/Piano]; Brown, Timothy; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Heidsieck, Eric; Iwasaki, Shuku; Janopoulo, Tasso; Johnston, Robert; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Me...
Conductors: Ledger, Philip, Sir; Tortelier, Paul; Faerber, Jörg; Tortelier, Maud; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Berglund, Paavo; Previn, Andre; Frémaux, Louis; Plasson, Michel; Boult, Adrian; Davies, Meredith...
Ensemble: ; London Mozart Players

Paul Tortelier, born in Paris in 1914, became very well known in Britain through his remarkable program for BBC Television in which he gave to...continue...
Includes work(s) by François Couperin....continue...

Essential Cello

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Cello Concarto in B minor, RV 424; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C; Luigi Boccherini: Sonata n...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Capuçon, Gautier; Capuçon, Renaud; Chang, Han-Na; Clein, Natalie; Cohen, Robert [Cello]; Cole, Maggie; Dedyukhin, Alexander; du Pré, Jacquel...
Conductors: Warren-Green, Christopher; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Kangas, Juha; Masur, Kurt; Tortelier, Paul; Jansons, Mariss; Chung, Myung-Whun; Giulini, Carlo Maria; ; Macal, Zdenek; Plasson, Michel; Handley, Ver...
Ensemble: ; Members of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Nash Ensemble

Complete EMI Recordings 1950-1991 (Box)

56 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-01-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 2 in F major, K. 280 (K. 189e); Sonata for Piano no 9 in D major, K. 311 (K. 284c); Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i); Piano Sonata, K. 332...
Performers: Bacquier, Gabriel; Benoit, Jean-Christophe; Bertin, Pierre; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Deschamps, Hubert; Druart, Henri; Falcucci, Joseph-Marie; Gedda, Nicolai; Laurence, Marie; Lepauw, Roger; Mesple, ...
Conductors: Cluytens, André; Silvestri, Constantin; Halffter, Ernesto; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Strauss, Paul; Baudo, Serge; Prêtre, Georges; Cambreling, Sylvain; Martinon, Jean; Jacquillat, Jean-Pierr...
Ensemble: ; Members of the Orchestre de Paris (Members); Soloists of the Lamoureux Concert Association Orch

This 56 CD collection contains numerous items which have become available for the first time (such as Mozart sonatas and Bach Inventions previously only released...continue...
Recording information: 1950-1991....continue...

Pictures Reframed - Mussorgsky, Schumann / Leif Ove Andsnes

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-11-03

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for piano; Childhood Memories (Iz vospominaniy detstva), 2 pieces for piano, edited by Karatïgin; Rêverie (Duma), ...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove

Leif Ove Andsnes embarks on a major project which marks a new departure for the internationally acclaimed pianist. Together with South African-born visual artist Robin...continue...

Mussorgsky Pictures Reframed (W/Book) (W/DVD) / Leif Ove Andsnes

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-11-03

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for piano; Childhood Memories (Iz vospominaniy detstva), 2 pieces for piano, edited by Karatïgin; Rêverie (Duma), ...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove

Leif Ove Andsnes embarks on a major project which marks a new departure for the internationally acclaimed pianist. Together with South African-born visual artist Robin...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (2008-12-15_2008-12-16&2009-)....continue...

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&#...

Bext Adagio Voices 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-06

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Ave Maria; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Requiem, Op. 48; Ave Verum, Op. 65; Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Cantique de J...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Boufil, Paul; Bouillat, Jean-Louis; Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Collot, Delphine; Cornwe...
Conductors: Schoenwandt, Michael; Hill, David; Barenboim, Daniel; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Haitink, Bernard; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Ferro, Gabriele; Paavo, Järvi; Guadagno, Anton; Lomba...
Ensemble: ; Capella Bavariae; Cellos ensemble of the Orchestre de Paris; Consort of Musicke; Ensemble instrumental de Genève ; Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne; La Orfanelle della Pieta; Le Concert d'As...

This 6-CD set covers many of the most popular melodic works composed for the human voice and is programmed for a relaxed listening experience. This...continue...

Best Cello 100 / Various

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-08-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Concerto for Harpsichord in F mi...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Braley, Frank; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Carrington, Simon; Casals, Pablo; Chang, Han-Na; Clein, Natalie; Cohen, Rob...
Conductors: Zukerman, Pinchas; Warren-Green, Christopher; Barbirolli, John; Brown, Iona; Linde, Hans-Martin; Kangas, Juha; Masur, Kurt; Tortelier, Paul; Jansons, Mariss; Pesek, Libor; Davis, Andrew; Chung, Myung...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; English Chamber Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Gustav Mahl...

This 6-CD set contains a fine collection of 100 favorite cello classics, performed by some of the world's leading artists. Among them are giants of...continue...

The Berlin Recital - Schumann & Bartók / Gidon Kremer, Martha Argerich

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-05-05

Works: Robert Schumann: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 121; Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Béla Bartók: Sonata for Violin solo, Sz 117; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1, Sz 75; Fritz Krei...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Kremer, Gidon

"It is skillfully put together, and plays to the performers' tried and true strengths. These two have been long time partners, giving us any number...continue...

Icon - Fritz Kreisler plays Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Elgar, etc

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin in D major, K 271a (271i); Serenade no 7 in D major, K 250 (248b) "Haffner"; Work(s); Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Sonata...
Performers: Kreisler, Fritz; Raucheisen, Michael; Rupp, Franz; Sandor, Arpad; Squire, Haddon
Conductors: Ronald, Landon; Blech, Leo; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Barbirolli, John; Goossens, Eugene, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin State Opera Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestra

A transcendent violinist, notable composer, and overall charming maverick, Fritz Kreisler was one of the great musical personalities of our time. This 10-CD set includes...continue...