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Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 / Yehudi Menuhin, violin

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-26

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Performers: Menuhin, Yehudi
Conductors: Kurtz, Efrem; Susskind, Walter
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

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The Mendelssohn is distinguished by any standards, coming up as fresh as paint - the withdrawn, yet eloquent simplicity of the slow movement followed...continue...

The Very Best of Victoria de Los Angeles

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-13

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Suor Angelica; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci; Alfredo...
Performers: Björling, Jussi; De Larrocha, Alicia; de los Angeles, Victoria; Monte, Carlo del; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Soriano, Gonzalo
Conductors: Santini, Gabriele; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Serafin, Tullio; Morelli, Giuseppe; Cellini, Renato; Gui, Vittorio; Susskind, Walter; Fistoulari, Anatole; Monteux, Pierre; Cluytens, André; Frühbec...

Much of her charm and ease of communication derived from her Spanish background. The dark-hued good looks married to the warm, Mediterranean tints in her...continue...

For Lovers: Romantic Classics / Beethoven, Burch, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Strauss II

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 "Elvira Madigan", K. 467; Serenade no 13 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik", K. 525; Concerto for Horn no 4, K. 495; Così fan tutte, K 588; Concerto for C...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Hough, Stephen; Kovacevich, Stephen; Lympany, Moura; Menuhin, Yehudi; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet]; Vlatkovic, Radovan
Conductors: Thompson, Bryden; Marriner, Sir Neville; Tate, Jeffrey; Haitink, Bernard; Kurtz, Efrem; Vonk, Hans; Susskind, Walter; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Karajan, Herbert von

Very Best of Nathan Milstein

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Solo Partita no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in A major, Op. 2 no 2/RV 31; W...
Performers: Balsam, Artur; Milstein, Nathan; Pommers, Leon
Conductors: Steinberg, William; Fistoulari, Anatole; Susskind, Walter; Barzin, Leon

Very Best of Yehudi Menuhin

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in A minor, BWV 1041; Concerto for two violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 ...
Performers: Clare, Alan [piano]; Cocker, Paul; Crombie, Tony; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Grappelli, Stephane; Menuhin, Yehudi; Verrell, Ronnie
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Menuhin, Yehudi; Susskind, Walter; Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Pritchard, John; Erede, Alberto; Kurtz, Efrem; Kempe, Rudolf; Boult, Adrian; Lysy, Alberto; Irving, Robert; Harris...

20th Century Classics: Kodaly / Vladimir Yompoisky, piano; Paul Tortelier, cello

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: Zoltán Kodály: Háry János, suite from the opera for orchestra; Dances of Marosszék (Marosszéki táncok), for orchestra (transcribed from piano work); M...
Performers: Layton, Stephen; Oistrakh, David; Tortelier, Paul; Yampolsky, Vladimir
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Susskind, Walter; Cleobury, Stephen; Andor, Ilona
Ensemble: Choir of King's College Cambridge; Kodaly Girls' Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra

20th Century Classics: Milhaud / Janos Starker, cello; Emmanuel Pahud, flute; Brigite

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: Darius Milhaud: La création du monde, Op. 81; Concerto, for marimba, vibraphone & orchestra (or piano), Op. 278; Concerto, for cello & orchestra (or piano) no 1, Op. 136; Le boeuf sur le toit,...
Performers: Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Gage, Irwin; Ivaldi, Christian [Piano]; Le Sage, Eric; Lee, Noel [Piano]; Pahud, Emmanuel; Sadlo, Peter; Starker, Janos
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Celibidache, Sergiu; Susskind, Walter; Alldis, John; Milhaud, Darius; Prêtre, Georges
Ensemble: Concert Arts Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Groupe Vocale de France; Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra; Munich Philharmonic Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Essential Violin

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-02-15

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in A minor, BWV 1041; Concerto for two violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Concerto for Violin in E, BWV 1042; Partita no 3 in ...
Performers: Barbizet, Pierre; Chang, Sarah; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Dumay, Augustin [Violin]; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Haendel, Ida; Kogan, Leonid; Kremer, Gi...
Conductors: Lysy, Alberto; Accardo, Salvatore; Menuhin, Yehudi; Oistrakh, David; Boult, Adrian; Domingo, Placido; Susskind, Walter; Kurtz, Efrem; Karajan, Herbert von; Kondrashin, Kirill; Erede, Alberto; Ozawa, ...
Ensemble: ; I Virtuosi Italiani

Essential Relaxing Classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-08-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!" BWV 208; BWV 1068; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Wolfgang Amadeus Mo...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bean, Hugh; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Chang, Han-Na; du Pre, Jacqueline; Galway, James [Flute]; Helmis, Fritz; Hough, Stephen; Kalafuzs, Hans; Lane, Piers; Little, Tasmin; Lym...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Vonk, Hans; Lysy, Alberto; Karajan, Herbert von; Boult, Adrian; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Barbirolli, John; Jansons, Mariss; Olah, Erno; Susskind, Walter; Muti, Riccardo; Thompson, B...

This album brings together many of the most relaxing pieces of classical music, most of which have been heard in major films. The Baroque era...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

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: Tito Gobbi / The Complete Solo Recordings

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-03-23

Works: Francesco Cilèa: L'Arlesiana; Adriana Lecouvreur; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Zazà, opera; Pagliacci; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Le nozze di Figaro; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlo; Otello...
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Arie, Raffaele; Callas, Maria; Canali, Anna Maria; Caselli, Dario; Clabassi, Plinio [Bass Vocal]; Cornoldi, Claudio; de los Angeles, Victoria; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Dickie...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Erede, Alberto; Robertson, James; Green, Philip; Susskind, Walter; Braithwaite, Warwick; Olivieri, Dino; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Bizzelli, Annibale; Serafin, Tullio; Santini, Ga...

This 5-CD set, devoted to the outstanding Italian baritone Tito Gobbi, is a further release in the EMI Classics ICON series. The bulk of this...continue...

Essential Adagios

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Remo Giazotto: Adagio in C minor for strings & organ (previously attributed to Tomaso Albinoni); Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Johann Sebastian Bach: ...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bean, Hugh; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Chang, Han-Na; du Pre, Jacqueline; Galway, James [Flute]; Helmis, Fritz; Isbin, S...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Vonk, Hans; Olah, Erno; Boult, Adrian; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Barbirolli, John; Susskind, Walter; Muti, Riccardo; Ormandy, Eugene; Lysy, Alberto; Accardo, Salvatore; Foster, Lawre...

Icon - Nathan Milstein - Aristocrat of the Violin

8 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-20

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin solo no 1 in G minor, BWV 1001; Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Sonata for Violin solo no 2 in A minor, BWV 1003; Partita for Violin solo n...
Performers: Balsam, Artur; Firkusny, Rudolf; Milstein, Nathan; Pommers, Leon
Conductors: Steinberg, William; Fistoulari, Anatole; Golschmann, Vladimir; Susskind, Walter; Barzin, Leon; Irving, Robert
Ensemble: ; Concert Arts Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

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 Menuhin

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin in C major, Op. 8 no 6/RV 180 "Il piacere"; Concerto for Violin in E flat major, Op. 8 no 5/RV 253 ...
Performers: Balsam, Artur; Barshai, Rudolf; Civil, Alan; Clare, Alan [piano]; Curzon, Clifford; Endt, Hendrick; Etheridge, John [Guitar]; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Gazelle, Marcel; Goossens, Leon [Oboe]; Gotko...
Conductors: Lysy, Alberto; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Menuhin, Yehudi; Pritchard, John; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Kempe, Rudolf; Kurtz, Efrem; Susskind, Walter; Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Erede, Alberto; Fistoulari, Anatole...
Ensemble: ; Alan Clare Trio; Bath Festival Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Menuhin Festival Orchestra; Philharmonia O...

Adding to EMI Classics' acclaimed Best 100 Series is this new release featuring the Yehudi Menuhin's 100 greatest recorded moments, organized into the following categories:...continue...

Yehudi Menuhin - The Great EMI Recordings

51 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Concerto for 2 Violins in D mino...
Performers: Aronowitz, Cecil; Balsam, Artur; Barshai, Rudolf; Bennett, William; Cassadó, Gaspar; Cassad?, Gaspar; Civil, Alan; Cocker, Paul; Curzon, Clifford; de los Angeles, Victoria; Debost, Michel; Don...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Enescu, George; Monteux, Pierre; Dorati, Antal; Boulez, Pierre; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Pritchard, John; Silvestri, Constantin; Kletzki, Paul; Boult, Adrian; Panufnik, Andrzej; Da...
Ensemble: ; Alan Clare Trio; Bath Festival Ensemble; Instrumental Ensemble

This 50-CD set features Sir Yehudi Menuhin's most celebrated EMI recordings, made during his extraordinary 70-year exclusive recording relationship with the company. Includes works by...continue...
Includes work(s) by Manuel de Falla....continue...

The Great Violin Concertos - Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, Brahms, Beethoven, et al / Yehudi Menuhin

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in C major ("Il piacere"; "Il Cimento" no 6), Op. 8; Concerto for Violin in C m...
Performers: Bennett, William; Cocker, Paul; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Malcolm, George; Menuhin, Yehudi
Conductors: Lysy, Alberto; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Menuhin, Yehudi; Silvestri, Constantin; Kurtz, Efrem; Enescu, George; Kempe, Rudolf; Susskind, Walter; Elgar, Edward, Sir; Boult, Adrian; Wöldike, Mogens; Boulez...
Ensemble: ; Bath Festival Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Camerata Lysy; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Polish Chamber Orchestr...

This elegant 10-CD boxed set contains the greatest violin concerto recordings from Menuhin's extensive catalog, the absolute cream of the crop, including Vivaldi's Four Seasons;...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...

Relax - The World's Most Beautiful Music - Music for the Soul - 36 Tracks

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C majo...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bean, Hugh; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Beniston, Paul; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; du Pre, Jacqueline; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Galway, James [Flute]; Helmis, Fritz;...
Conductors: Vonk, Hans; Lysy, Alberto; Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Marriner, Sir Neville; Boult, Adrian; Karajan, Herbert von; Barbirolli, John; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Welser-Möst, Franz; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; T...

The modern world seems to constantly be getting more and more hectic, with more and more things going on around us all at once. This...continue...

Icon - Victoria de los Angeles - The Voice of an Angel Sings Puccini, Verdi, etc

7 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Ernani; Otello; Simon Boccanegra; La traviata; Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; Il barbiere di Siviglia; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Alfredo ...
Performers: Bjorling, Jussi; Borelli, Giannella; Christoff, Boris; Croisier, Marcelle; De Larrocha, Alicia; de los Angeles, Victoria; Drolc, Eduard; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gedda, Nicolai; Gerard, Jean-Claude...
Conductors: Morelli, Giuseppe; Robinson, Stanford; Susskind, Walter; Villa-Lobos, Heitor; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Santini, Gabriele; Cellini, Renato; Serafin, Tullio; Gui, Vittorio; Monteux, Pierre; Cluytens, Andr...

The distinguished Spanish soprano Victoria de los Angeles was one of the best-loved classical singers of the 20th century. With a voice of exceptional beauty,...continue...

Icon - Dennis Brain - The Horn Player Performs Mozart, Strauss, Beethoven, et al

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-02

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Horn no 4 in E flat major, K. 495; Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, K. 417; Concerto for Horn no 1 in D major, K. 412/514 (K. 386b); Concerto for Horn no ...
Performers: Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Brain, Leonard; Chapman, Edmund; Cursue, Alfred; Horsley, Colin; James, Cecil; Malcolm, George; Matthews, Denis; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Morris, Gareth; Parikian, Manoug; ...
Conductors: Turner, Lawrence; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Susskind, Walter; Galliera, Alceo; Kletzki, Paul; Karajan, Herbert von; ; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Hindemith, Paul; Cantelli, Guido; Haas, Karl; Westrup, Sir Jac...
Ensemble: ; Dennis Brain Wind Ensemble; Hallé Orchestra; London Baroque Instrumental Ensemble; Philharmonia Orchestra

The four discs in the Dennis Brain set comprise all the recordings he made for EMI in the 14 short years he was active in...continue...

Icon - Solomon - The Master Pianist plays Beethoven, Mozart, etc

7 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-02

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Sonata for Piano no 27 in E minor, Op. 90; Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; ...
Performers: Cutner, Solomon; Rogerson, Haydn
Conductors: Menges, Herbert; Dobroven, Issay; Susskind, Walter; Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

The great British piano virtuoso Solomon Cutner (known professionally by his first name alone), was best known for his performances of the music of Beethoven....continue...

EMI 20th Century Classics - Prokofiev: Symphony no 1 in D major "Classical", etc / Dutiot, Argerich, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-22

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Scythian Suite, Op. 20; Concerto for Piano no 1 in D flat major, Op. 10; Concerto for Violin no 1 in D major, Op. 19; Visions fugitives (20) for Piano, Op. 22; Symphony no 1 in D ma...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Beroff, Michel; Portal, Michel; Starker, Janos; Zimmermann, Frank Peter
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Dutoit, Charles; Maazel, Lorin; Kurtz, Efrem; Susskind, Walter; Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Best Romantic Classics 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-01-15

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Romeo & Juliet; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; D...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bean, Hugh; Bergonzi, Carlo; Beroff, Michel; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Br...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Kurtz, Efrem; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Temirkanov, Yuri; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Lanchbery, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Thompson, Bryden; Marriner, ...

The second of this month's 'Best 100' releases is the 'Best Romantic Classics 100'. A fantastic present for Valentine's Day, this 6-CD album sets the...continue...

Best Relaxing Classics 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-01-15

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3); Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (B...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Auger, Arleen; Barbirolli, John, Sir [Conductor]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bayless, John [Composer/Piano]; Bean, Hugh; Beasley-Murray, Ti...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Lysy, Alberto; ; Menuhin, Yehudi; Willcocks, David; Rees, Jonathan; Olah, Erno; Gönnenwein, Wolfgang; Muti, Riccardo; Foster, Lawrence; Karajan, Herbert von; Haitink, Bern...
Ensemble: ; Consortium Musicum; Il Seminario Musicale; London Philharmonic Orchestra Wind Ensemble; Members of the Vienna String Sextet (Members); Quartet of London; Scottish Ensemble

The first of this month's 'Best 100' series releases is the 'Best Relaxing Classics 100' album. Many people value classical music for the soothing melodies...continue...

100 Best Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; MEDLEY; Sarabande; Coronation Anthem; Der Messias; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Andre, Maurice; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barley, Peter; Barrueco, Manuel; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Bell, David [Organ]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Blanc, Ernest...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Lysy, Alberto; Sanderling, Kurt; Jansons, Mariss; Muti, Riccardo; Barbirolli, John; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Previn, Andre; Boskovsky, Willi; Davis, Andrew [Bassist]; Davis, Andrew;...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Ambrosian Singers; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Beecham Choral Society; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Ber...

100 of the world's best loved classical music recordings featuring the most well-known composers: Mozart, Bizet, Verdi, and Handel, performed by legends such as Yehudi...continue...
Looking to build a classical music library? Want a collection of just "the hits" from the best-known composers? This collection provides hours of definitive classical music as performed by ensembles s...continue...

Classical Heartbreakers

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-01-13

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Co...
Performers: Abel, David [Violin]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Barbirolli, John, Sir [Conductor]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bergonzi, Carlo; Boult, Adrian, Sir [Conductor]; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Chung, Myung-Wh...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Tennstedt, Klaus; Sutherland, Iain; Barbirolli, John; Serafin, Tullio; Susskind, Walter; Prêtre, Georges; Ormandy, Eug...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; King's College Choir, Cambridge; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London ...

Personnel: Montserrat Caballé, Maria Callas, Lucia Popp, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano); Anne Sofie von Otter, Jeannine Collard (mezzo soprano); Carlo Bergonzi (tenor); Steve Mor...continue...

The Very Best of Victoria de Los Angeles

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2003-04-22

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Suor Angelica; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; ...
Performers: Björling, Jussi; De Larrocha, Alicia; de los Angeles, Victoria; Monte, Carlo del; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Soriano, Gonzalo
Conductors: Santini, Gabriele; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Serafin, Tullio; Morelli, Giuseppe; Cellini, Renato; Gui, Vittorio; Susskind, Walter; Fistoulari, Anatole; Monteux, Pierre; Cluytens, André; Frühbec...

The Best of Saint-Saëns

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1988-06-13

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra in E major, Op. 83; Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 40; Phaéton, Op. 39; Le rouet d'Omphale, Op. 31; Havanaise...
Performers: Cazauran, Jacques; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Cordier, Robert; Debost, Michel; Menuhin, Yehudi; Milstein, Nathan; Weissenberg, Alexis [Piano]; Yordanoff, Luben
Conductors: Prêtre, Georges; Susskind, Walter; Dervaux, Pierre; Goossens, Eugene, Sir
Ensemble: ; Concert Arts Orchestra; Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris ; Orchestre de Paris