EMI Classics > Strauss, Richard

50 Best Sensual Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: James Horner: Titanic; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano ...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bran, Tim; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Bumbry, Grace; Callas, Maria; Cortez, Viorica; Dalton, Mitchell; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Garcia, Jose Luis; Garello, Raul; Garrett...
Conductors: ; Jansons, Mariss; Foster, Lawrence; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Roth, François-Xavier; Goodwin, Ron; Thompson, Bryden; Plasson, Michel; Barry, John; Love, Geoff; Barbirolli, John; Fedotov, Viktor; Boul...
Ensemble: ; Ahn Trio; Berlin Philharmonic Cellists; Virtuosi

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of sensual music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics performed by some of the world's finest...continue...

R. Strauss: Horn Concertos 1 & 2; Britten: Serenade, Op. 31 / Marie Luise Neunecker, horn; Ian Bostridge, tenor

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Richard Strauss: Concerto for Horn no 1 in E flat major, Op. 11; Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, AV 132; Benjamin Britten: Serenade, for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31
Performers: Neunecker, Marie-Luise
Conductors: Metzmacher, Ingo
Ensemble: ; Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

Richard Strauss wrote two of the loveliest horn concertos in music history, in which he exploited all the instrument's capabilities, from cantabile through hunting calls...continue...
Recording information: Bamberg, Sinfonie an der Regnitz, Joseph-Keilberth-Saal....continue...

René Kollo sings Wagner & Strauss orchestral songs / Thielemann

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Richard Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder; Tristan und Isolde; Die Walküue; Richard Strauss: Songs (4) for Voice and Orchestra, Op. 33; Vier letzte Lieder
Performers: Haubold, Ingrid; Kollo, Rene [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: ; Deutschen Opera Berlin Orchestra

For Herbert von Karajan, Kollo was the ideal Wagner singer. But Rene Kollo didn't only shine as a heroic tenor. He also possessed immense versatility,...continue...
Recording information: 08/30/1992-09/06/1992....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...

Essential Film Classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K.626; Symphony no 25 in G minor, K.183; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K....
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Bell, David [Organ]; Callas, Maria; Dimitrova, Ghena; Gavrilov, Andrei; Hough, Stephen; Koopman, Ton; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Little, Tasmin; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; ...
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Hickox, Richard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Abel, David [Violin]; Previn, Andre; Love, Geoff; Muti, Riccardo; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Serafin, Tullio; Ormandy, Eugene; Barbi...

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...

The Best Classical Music in the Movies Ever!

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-18

Works: John Williams: Star Wars; Schindler's List; E.T.; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 1; Stanley Myers: The Deer Hunter; James Horner: My Heart Will Go On (from the...
Performers: Abel, David [Conductor]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Barrueco, Manuel; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Gieseking, Walter; Horner, James; Little, Tasmin; Lopardo, Frank; Meier, Waltraud; Morris, James; Mo...
Conductors: Love, Geoff; Previn, Andre; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Muti, Riccardo; Sutherland, Iain; Goodwin, Ron; Ormandy, Eugene; Lombard, Alain

The Very Best of Paul Tortelier from the EMI Catalog [2 CDs]

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-17

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Cello no 1 in G, BWV 1007; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in D major ("L'estro armonico" no 9), Op. 3/9, RV 2; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto ...
Performers: Heidsieck, Eric; Iwasaki, Shuku; Pau, Maria de La; Rostal, Max; Tortelier, Maud; Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Tortelier, Paul; Faerber, Jörg; Kempe, Rudolf; Boult, Adrian; Berglund, Paavo; Tortelier, Maud; Tortelier, Yan Pascal

Paul Tortelier had the lean, ascetic look of an El Greco saint, yet possessed the turbulent idealism of Don Quixote, whom he portrayed so memorably...continue...

Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos; Der Burger als Edelmann / Margaret Price; Sumi Jo, Gosta Winbergh - Nagano

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-06-05

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Bürger als Edelmann (Le bourgeois gentilhomme), incidental score, Op. 60-III (TrV 228b); Ariadne Auf Naxos; Unspecified: Ariadne auf Naxos Synopsis and Libretto [CD-ROM]
Performers: Cole, Steven; Jo, Sumi; Kuhn, Alfred; Mohr, Thomas; Price, Margaret [Soprano Vocals]; Schafer, Markus; Winbergh, Gosta
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: ; Lyon National Opera Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
It is high time we had the chance to hear the artistic collaboration that Strauss and Hofmannsthal originally intended. For Strauss enthusiasts this excellent...continue...
Recording information: Opéra National de Lyon (04/1994/05/1994)....continue...

Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs; Daphne, closing scene; 12 lieder / Lucia Popp, soprano

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, AV 150; Daphne; Lieder (8), Op. 10; Geduld ("Geduld, sagst du"), song for voice & piano, Op. 10/5 (TrV 141/5); Lieder (8), Op. 49; Rote Rosen ("Weisst Du die Rose, d...
Performers: Popp, Lucia; Sawallisch, Wolfgang [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Haitink, Bernard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Richard Strauss was not only a master of great symphonies and opera, he also composed Lieder throughout his career. Interpreted by Lucia Popp, these works...continue...

Strauss: Tone Poems / Rudolf Kempe

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-26

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24; Salome; Don Juan, Op. 20; Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble: ; Staatskapelle Dresden

Recording information: Lukaskirche, Dresden....continue...

The Very Best of Kiri Te Kanawa

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-13

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Jules Massenet: Manon; Gustave Charpentier: Louise; Jacques Of...
Performers: Holloway, Laurie; Hughes, Jim; Jane, Doug; Lusher, Don; Myhre, Graeme; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun; Tate, Jeffrey; Rudel, Julius; Haitink, Bernard; Pritchard, John; McGlinn, John; Tunick, Jonathan; Matz, Peter; Gamley, Douglas; Doy, Carl
Ensemble: ; Abbey Road Ensemble; Members of the National Philharmonic Orchestra Lon

After the Covent Garden Nozze di Figaro, an international career was assured. With a carefully chosen repertoire that included the principal soprano roles of Mozart,...continue...

The Very Best of Jussi Björling

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Il trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; Aida, opera; Requiem Mass; Gioachino Rossini: Stabat Mater; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Giocond...
Performers: Bjorling, Anna-Lisa; Bjorling, Jussi; de los Angeles, Victoria; Ebert, Harry; Franke, Paul; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Warren, Leonard [Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Grevillius, Nils; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Cellini, Renato

Björling, like Gigli and Caruso before him, was idolised in his time as the operatic tenor par excellence in the Italian repertoire. He was a...continue...

The Very Best of Herbert von Karajan

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade no 13 in G, K 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Concerto for flute & harp in C, K 299; German Dances (3), K 605; Concerto for Horn no 4 in E flat, K 495; Symphony no 40 ...
Performers: Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Edelmann, Otto; Galway, James [Flute]; Helmis, Fritz; Kremer, Gidon; Oistrakh, David; Richter, Sviatoslav; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Vocals], Ernst ...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

His name became synonymous with the best in orchestral music and his legacy of outstanding recordings is enormous. This selection can give just a taste...continue...

Storyteller / Tine Thing Helseth

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: How Fair This Spot; Antonin Dvorák: Gypsy Songs, Op. 55; Léo Delibes: Les Filles de Cadiz "Chanson Espagnole"; Jean Sibelius: Runeberg Songs (7), Op. 13; Songs (5), Op. ...
Performers: Aasgaard, Jonathan; Gimse, Havard; Helseth, Tine Thing
Conductors: Aadland, Eivind
Ensemble: ; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

For her debut recording with EMI Classics, Tine Thing Helseth takes on the mantle of story teller through her interpretation and repertoire curation. This collection...continue...
Recording information: Liverpool Philharmonic @ The Friary, West Everton (07/19/2011-07/21/2011)....continue...

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

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-24

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

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...

Very Best of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

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

The Very Best of Mstislav Rostropovich

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

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

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

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...

Opera 2011 / EMI

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-19

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Stabat Mater; Antonio Caldara: L'Olimpiade; Thomas Arne: Rosamond; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot; Madama Butterfly; La boh&egrav...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bostridge, Ian; Callas, Maria; Capitanucci, Fabio Maria; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Corelli, Franco; Damrau, Dian...
Conductors: Ono, Kazushi; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Labadie, Bernard; Pappano, Antonio; Kohn, Eugene; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Rhorer, Jérémie; Inkinen, Pietari; Barenboim, Daniel; Muti, Riccardo; Gardner, ...
Ensemble: ; Il Seminario Musicale; L'Arpeggiata

50 Best Berlin Philharmonic / EMI

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-19

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina Burana; Leonard Bernstein: Candide; Gustav Holst: The Planets; Claude Debussy: Préludes, Book 2; Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; La damnation de Faust, Op. 24; ...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Chang, Sarah; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Menuhin, Yehudi; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Oistrakh, David; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Karajan, Herbert von; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Oistrakh, David; Kempe, Rudolf; Jansons, Mariss; Domingo, Placido; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Pappano, Antonio

Classical 2011 / EMI

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-05

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Turandot; La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Karl Jenkins: Gloria; Gioachino Rossini: Semiramide; Stabat Mater; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto ...
Performers: Adès, Thomas [Conductor/Composer]; Alagna, Roberto; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Balsom, Alison; Bostridge, Ian; Brightman, Sarah; Callas, Maria; Capitanucci, Fabio Maria; Capu...
Conductors: Plasson, Michel; Kohn, Eugene; Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Müller, Eduardo; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Prizeman, Robert; ; Gergiev, Valery; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Serafin, Tullio; Nézet-Sé...
Ensemble: ; Quatuor Ebène ; Scottish Ensemble

With 40 tracks, and over 2½ hours of classical favorites, this double album features the best and most popular names in classical music, ranging from...continue...

Bartók, Grieg & Strauss: Violin Sonatas / Frang

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-03-29

Works: Edvard Grieg: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in F major, Op. 8; Béla Bartók: Sonata for Violin solo, Sz 117; Richard Strauss: Sonata for Violin and Piano in E flat major, Op. 18
Performers: Frang, Vilde [Violin]; Lifits, Michail

Vilde Frang, one of the leading young soloists to emerge from Scandinavia in recent years, brings together a diverse, yet complimentary selection of sonatas for...continue...
Recording information: Queen's Hall, the Royal Library, Copenhagen (10/17/2010-10/20/2010)....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...

Richard Strauss: Elektra / Sawallisch

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-11-09

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra; Unspecified: Elektra Synopsis & Libretto [CD-ROM Track]
Performers: Calm, Birgit; Close, Shirley; Evangelatos, Daphne; Falkner, Julie
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang

BBC Music Magazine
The women are particularly good: Eva Marton's heavy duty soprano especially rich in lower colours in the title role; Cheryl Studer's Chrysothemis light...continue...
Recording information: Herkulessaal, Munich (01/02/1990-01/10/1990)....continue...

Best Film 50

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-10-12

Works: Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem, K.626; Divertimento for string trio in E flat 'Puchberg' K.563; Serenade no 13 in...
Performers: Bell, David [Organ]; Blanc, Ernest; Blaze, Robin; Causse, Gerard [Viola]; Cohen, Robert [Cello]; Dumay, Augustin [Violin]; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Galway, James [Flute]; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano ...
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Hickox, Richard; Abel, David; Raine, Nic; Love, Geoff; Dervaux, Pierre; Muti, Riccardo; Bateman, Paul; Marriner, Sir Neville; Vonk, Hans; Previn, Andre; Karajan, He...
Ensemble: ; Taverner Players

Icon: Fritz Wunderlich - A Poet among Tenors

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-09-14

Works: Heinrich Finck: O schönes Weib; Heinrich Isaac: Mein Freud allein, song for 4 voices; Adam Krieger: Amanda, darf man dich wohl küssen?, song for voice & ensemble; Johann Sebastian Bach: Was...
Performers: Baumgartner, Georg; Cordes, Marcel; Engen, Keith; Frick, Gottlob; Grummer, Elisabeth; Hildebrand, Helga; Kastner, Gerhard; Kupper, Annelies; Lorengar, Pilar; Mathis, Edith; Muszely, Melitta; Naumann,...
Conductors: Forster, Karl; Müller-Kray, Hans; Klobucar, Berislav; Rothe, Ernst; Heger, Robert; Walter, Fried; Schmidt-Bolcke, Werner; Michalski, Carl; Moltkau, Hans; Zanotelli, Hans; Stein, Horst; Kempe, Ru...

Friedrich "Fritz" Karl Otto Wunderlich was born into a musical family - his father was a choir director, his mother a violinist. As a young...continue...

Opera Arias / Barbara Hendricks

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-09-14

Works: Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin; Claude Debussy: L'Enfant prodigue; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Igor Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress; Francesco Cilèa: Adri...
Performers: Collerette, Helene; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Paavo, Järvi

Barbara Hendricks' voice - particularly suited to Mozart, Debussy, Faure, and the lighter roles of Puccini and Richard Strauss - has a warm, crystalline quality...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium Olivier Messiaen, Radio France, Paris (2002-12-16_2002-12-21&2003-)....continue...

50 Best Opera

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Così fan tutte, K 588; Gioachino Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia; Giuseppe Verdi: Don ...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Allen, Thomas; Bacquier, Gabriel; Bastin, Jules; Bavarian State Opera Orchestra; Behrens, Hildegard; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Blanc, Ernest; Caballe, Montserrat; Call...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Haitink, Bernard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Norrington, Roger; Böhm, Karl; Levine, James; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Serafin, Tullio; Mehta, Zubin; Ceccato, Aldo; Karajan, Herbert von;...

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...

Strauss: Tone Poems

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-04-06

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Don Juan, Op. 20; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Tennstedt, Klaus

Icon: Kirsten Flagstad

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-03-23

Works: George Frederick Handel: Serse; Messiah; Johann Sebastian Bach: St. Matthew Passion; Vergiss mein nicht, vergiss mein nicht! BWV 505; O finstre Nacht, wann wirst du doch vergeben, sacred song for voi...
Performers: Alnaes, Eyvind; Flagstad, Kirsten; Jones, Geraint; McArthur, Edwin; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parikian, Manoug; Suthaus, Ludwig; Svanholm, Set [Tenor Vocals]; Thebom, Blanche
Conductors: Braithwaite, Warwick; Susskind, Walter; Dobroven, Issay; Böhm, Karl; Sebastian, Georges; Weigert, Herman; Furtwängler, Wilhelm

This 5 CD set, devoted to the famous Norwegian soprano Kirsten Flagstad, is a further release in the EMI Classics ICON series. Kirsten Flagstad enjoyed...continue...

Icon: Nicolai Gedda

11 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-03-23

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 189, "Meine Seele rühmt und priest" (by Melchior Hoffmann), BWV 189; Cantata no 55, "Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht," BWV 55; Cantata no 160, "Ich weis...
Performers: Blanc, Ernest; Callas, Maria; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Clark, Raymond; Downes, Ralph; Dupré, Desmond; Eyron, Jan; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Halverson, Alan [Organ]; Malcolm, George; Mall...
Conductors: ; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Klemperer, Otto; Wangenheim, Volker; Heger, Robert; Bender, Heinrich; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Galliera, Alceo; Froment, Louis de; Dervaux, Pierre...
Ensemble: ; Balalaika-Ensemble Tschaika; Schola Cantorum Basiliensis Orchestra

Swedish tenor Nicolai Gedda was a famous opera singer and recitalist. Having made some two hundred recordings, Gedda is said to be the most widely...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...
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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

R. Strauss: Salome / Herbert Karajan, et al

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-11-17

Works: Richard Strauss: Final Scene; Unspecified: Salome Synopsis & Libretto
Performers: Angervo, Heljä; Nienstedt, Gerd; Ochman, Wieslaw; Rydl, Kurt [Bass Vocals]
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Recording information: Sofiensaal, Vienna (05/09/1977-05/02/1978)....continue...

R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Herbert Karajan, et al

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-11-17

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier; Unspecified: Der Rosenkavalier Synopsis & Libretto [CD-ROM track]
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Recording information: Kingsway Hall, London (1956-12-10_1956-12-15&1956-)....continue...

Icon - Leopold Stokowski - The Maverick Conductor

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-20

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582; Komm, süsser Tod, komm, sel'ge Ruh'!, BWV 478; English Suite no 2 in A minor, BWV 807; Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 720; C...
Performers: Babikian, Virgina; Baker, Julius; Gardner, Guy; Hager, Clyde; Neikrug, George
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: Houston Symphony Orchestra; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; ORTF National Orchestra

One of the most flamboyant conductors of the 20th century, Leopold Stokowski was born at Marylebone in London in 1882, the son of a Polish...continue...

Icon - Lucia Popp - Mozart, Handel, Schubert, Dvorak, et al

7 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-20

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rodelinda; MEDLEY; Ottone; Giulio Cesare; Joshua; Der Messias; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a); Laudate Dominum; Vesperae de Dominica, K 321; Il r&e...
Performers: Briggs, David; Gage, Irwin; Labeque, Katia; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Popp, Lucia; Sawallisch, Wolfgang [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Fischer, Georg; Bickenbach, Christfried; Marriner, Sir Neville; Cleobury, Stephen; Slatkin, Leonard; Krips, Josef; Klemperer, Otto; Haitink, Bernard; Tennstedt, Klaus; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae;...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Graunke Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra; Philha...

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...

Best 100 20th Century Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-07-28

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Songs (14), Op. 34; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Lieutenant Kij...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Auger, Arleen; Barrueco, Manuel; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Bean, Hugh; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Bream...
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence; Previn, Andre; Kurtz, Efrem; Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Temirkanov, Yuri; Barbirolli, John; Boult, Adrian; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Wit, Antoni; M...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Icon - Hans Hotter sings Bach, Brahms, Schubert, etc

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 82, "Ich habe genug" BWV 82; Johannes Brahms: German Requiem, Op. 45; Serious Songs (4), Op. 121; Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 86; Mit vierzig Jahren ist der Ber...
Performers: Graml, Helmut; Hotter, Hans; Jones, Geraint; Kuen, Paul; Lagger, Peter; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Raucheisen, Michael; Schmitt-Walter, Karl; Sutcliffe, Sidney
Conductors: Bernard, Anthony; Karajan, Herbert von; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Zallinger, Meinhard von; Ludwig, Leopold
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

World-renowned singer Hans Hotter made a career for himself singing the great Wagnerian bass-baritone roles. His magnetic stage presence and booming tone made him ideal...continue...

Best Concertos 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-24

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; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Pyotr Il'...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Ambache, Diana; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Asperen, Bob van; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Broadway, Kenneth; Bury, Alison; Bylsma, Anner; Capuçon, Gautier; Capu&ccedi...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Foster, Lawrence; Vonk, Hans; Plasson, Michel; Cziffra, György; Jansons, Mariss; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Davis, Andrew; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Litton, Andrew; Hickox, Richard; ...
Ensemble: Aalborg Symphony Orchestra; Academy of London; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Ambache Chamber Orchestra; Auvergne Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Philha...

The latest release in from the top-selling 'BEST 100' series by EMI Classics contains excerpts from the most famous concertos of all time. Each of...continue...

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

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-10

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

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

20th-Century Masterpieces - 100 Years of Classical Music

16 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Claude Debussy: La mer; Frederick Delius: Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody; Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde; Arnold Schoenberg: Pi...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Chang, Sarah; Devos, Louis; du Pre, Jacqueline; Harrell, Lynn; Isserlis, Steven; Kilanowisz, Zofia; Kremer, Gidon; Little...
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Klemperer, Otto; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Dutoit, Charles; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Haitink, Bernard; Berglund, Paavo; Frühbeck de Burgos...
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Helsinki Philharmo...

The works in this set of 16 CDs have been arranged in strict chronological order of composition, the first disc beginning with a work from...continue...

Composers in Person

22 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Béla Bartók: Bagatelles (14) for Piano, Op. 6/Sz 38; Easy Pieces (10) for Piano, Sz 39; Romanian Dances (2) for Piano, Op. 8a/Sz 43; A Bit Drunk (Kicsit ázottan), burlesque for piano n...
Performers: Barrientos, Maria; Bartok, Bela; Benbow, Edwin; Benedetti, Fernand; Bernac, Pierre; Bonneau, Georges; Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Britten, Benjamin; Cahuzac, Louis; Charmy, Roland; Croiza, Claire; C...
Conductors: Collingwood, Lawrance; Hindemith, Paul; Khachaturian, Aram; Honegger, Arthur; Straram, Walther; Elgar, Edward, Sir; Coppola, Piero; Glazunov, Alexander; Villa-Lobos, Heitor; Pfitzner, Hans; Milhaud, ...
Ensemble: ; Percurama Percussion Ensemble

These 22 CDs offer a stunning range of modern composers performing their own works either on the piano, organ or violin, or else from behind...continue...

Icon - Jussi Björling, The Swedish Caruso sings Verdi, Puccini, etc

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Rigoletto; Requiem Mass; Il Trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; La Fanciulla del West; Turandot; Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; A...
Performers: Amara, Lucine; Bjorling, Anna-Lisa; Bjorling, Jussi; de los Angeles, Victoria; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Ebert, Harry; Franke, Paul; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Newton, Ivor; Reardon, Joh...
Conductors: Grevillius, Nils; Waldimir, Sune; Bokstedt, Bertil; Cellini, Renato; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Santini, Gabriele

Swedish opera star Jussi Bjorling (1911–1960) was essentially a lyric tenor with the added ability to sing dramatic roles, which enabled him to excel in...continue...