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Sibelius: Complete Symphonies, Tone Poems / Paavo Berglund, Bournemouth SO

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 1 in E minor, Op. 39; Symphony no 4 in A minor, Op. 63; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43; Symphony no 3 in C major, Op. 52; Symphony no 5 in E flat major, Op. 82; Symphony ...
Conductors: Berglund, Paavo
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

EMI Classics releases an exclusive 4-CD collection honoring the career of Finnish conductor Paavo Berglund who died earlier this year at the age of 82....continue...

Monumental Karajan! - Mozart, Schubert, Brahms, Wagner, Sibelius, Smetana, Mendelssohn, Strauss et al.

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. An...
Performers: Zoller, Karlheinz
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Austrian conductor Herbert von Karajan, who was the principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic for 35 years, is widely considered to have been one of...continue...
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Strauss Family, Lehar: Waltzes, Polkas & Overtures / Rudolf Kempe

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald; Leichtes Blut, Op. 319; Indigo und die vierzig Räuber; 'Im Krapfenwaldl' Polka francaise, Op. 336; Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437...
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Without exception, the second edition in the RED LINE series feature absolute classics from the EMI catalog. These fantastic pieces range from Chopin to Beethoven...continue...
Recording information: Musikvereinssaal, Vienna, Austria (1958-02-12&1958-02-19_1958-)....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, György; Duchable, Francois-René [Piano]; Hough, Stephen; Litton, Andrew; Paik, Kun-woo; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Pommier, Jean-Ber...
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...

Chopin for Dummies

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-03

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Etude for piano no 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16; Waltz for Piano in E flat major, B 62/Op. 18 "Grande valse brillante"; Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major ("Minute"...

Essential Ballroom Classics - Over 2 hours of captivation dance music

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-06-05

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Masquerade; Johann Strauss II: Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214; Morgenblätter, Op. 279; An der schönen blauen Donau (On the Beautiful Blue Danube), waltz; Frühlingsst...
Performers: Garello, Raul; Giaimo, Jose Alberto; Morris, Gareth; Nilsson, Stig; Pane, Julio
Conductors: Kurtz, Efrem; Karajan, Herbert von; Jansons, Mariss; Boskovsky, Willi; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Auge, J. Casas; Mari, Jean-Baptiste; Ozawa, Seiji; Plasson, Michel; Paavo, Järvi; Beecham, Thomas, Sir;...

Classics for Your Wedding

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-06-05

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite no 2; Hunt Cantata, BWV 208; Toccata & Fugue in D minor; Cantata...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Briggs, David; Capucon, Renaud; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Dessay, Natalie; Haidan, Delphine; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Krueger, Christopher; Labeque, Katia; Labeque, Marielle...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; Parrott, Andrew; Marriner, Sir Neville; Cleobury, Stephen; Fischer, György; Paavo, Järvi; Muti, Riccardo; Ericson, Eric; Nelson, John; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Christie, Wi...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Les Arts Florissants; Nash Ensemble; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players

Choosing the right music for your wedding is one of the most important decisions a bride and groom have to make before getting married. It...continue...

The Debussy Recordings / Samson Francois, piano [3 CDs]

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-05-22

Works: Claude Debussy: Préludes, Book 1; Préludes, Book 2; L'isle joyeuse; Images for Piano, Set 1; Images for Piano, Set 2; Masques; Poèmes (7) de Banville; Arabesques (2) for Piano; Arabe...
Performers: Francois, Samson

EMI Classics is proud to present for the very first time the complete Samson Francois Debussy recordings in one box. This three CD set features...continue...

Liszt: Transcendental Etudes & Hungarian Rhapsodies / Georges Cziffra [Limited Ed.]

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

Works: Franz Liszt: 12 Etudes d'exécution transcendante, S139/R2b; Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke, S 514 "Mephisto Waltz no 1"; Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145; Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, ...
Performers: Cziffra, Gyorgy

Gramophone Magazine
Cziffra, with his superb technique, Hungarian birthright and virtuoso flair, is the ideal exponent of this music and, predictably, there are wonderful things in...continue...
Recording information: Salle Wagram, Paris....continue...

Debussy: Complete Piano Works / Walter Gieseking [Limited Ed.]

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

Works: Claude Debussy: Préludes (12) for piano, Book I, L. 117; Préludes (12) for piano, Book II, L. 123; Images for Piano, Set 1; Images for Piano, Set 2; Pour le piano, suite for piano, L. 9...
Performers: Gieseking, Walter

Gramophone Magazine
Walter Gieseking's classic set [of the Préludes] is unsurpassed... A set that should be in every collection.
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Recording information: No. 3 Studio, Abbey Road, London....continue...

Gershwin: Music for Two Pianos / Katia & Marielle Labeque, pianists

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra no 2 "Rhapsody in Rivets"; Variations on "I got rhythm" for Piano and Orchestra; Two Waltzes in C, for piano; Blue Monday; Goldwyn Follies; Girl Crazy
Performers: Labeque, Katia; Labeque, Marielle [Piano]

Jazzy swing and classical virtuosity - interpreted by an unusual ensemble: the sisters Katja and Marielle Labeque are one of today's best-known piano duos, and...continue...
Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London, England (07/1987)....continue...

Time Traveller: La Belle Epoque

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-10

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaité Parisienne; La Périchole; Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Prinz Methusalem; Emile Waldteufel: Les Patineurs Valse ("Skater's Waltz"),...
Performers: Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Baldwin, Dalton; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Cziffra, György; de los Angeles, Victoria; Gigli, Beniamino; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Pennario, Leonard; Royal, Kate
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Boskovsky, Willi; Rosenthal, Manuel; Gardner, Edward; Goehr, Walter; Boult, Adrian; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae

As the 19th century faded and the 20th century began; something special was in the air: the scent of decadence mingled with the thrill of...continue...

Journey Around the World / Classical Clubhouse

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-10

Works: Aaron Copland: Rodeo; Anonymous, Mexican: La Cucaracha; Isaac Albéniz: Suite española no 1, Op. 47; Arthur Benjamin: Jamaican Rumba; Sergey Rachmaninov: Two Pieces, Op. 2; Alexander Borod...
Performers: Adler, Larry; Byzantine, Julian; Lympany, Moura; Montero, Gabriela; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]; Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard; Robinson, Eric; Cluytens, André; Dunn, Vivian, Sir; Karajan, Herbert von; Marriner, Sir Neville; Barbirolli, John; Jansons, Mariss

Classical Music doesn't get much more exciting than this! With the help of wonderful music (some familiar, some new) this collection encourages children to experience...continue...

Dance Along / Classical Clubhouse

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-10

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20; The Nutcracker, Op. 71; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee; Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Se...
Performers: Labèque, Katia; Labèque, Marielle [Piano]
Conductors: Lanchbery, John; Mehta, Zubin; Marriner, Sir Neville; Karajan, Herbert von; Wordsworth, Barry; Muti, Riccardo; Jansons, Mariss; Temirkanov, Yuri; Rosenthal, Manuel; Foley, Timothy; Previn, Andre; Bos...

This collection encourages children to get up and moving! Featuring the best dance music in the Classical world this compilation will keep little ears occupied,...continue...

The Chopin Collection / Byron Janis

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-03

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka for piano no 14 in G minor, Op. 24/1, CT. 64; Nocturne for piano no 16 in E flat major, Op. 55/2, CT. 123; Mazurka for piano no 34 in C major, Op. 56/2, CT. 84; Maz...
Performers: Janis, Byron

Byron Janis is one of the greatest American pianists of all time. While his rich discography covers repertoire from Beethoven to Mozart, he has always...continue...

Ravel: Piano Concertos, etc / Samson Francois, Andre Cluytens

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-26

Works: Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major; Concerto for Piano left hand; Valses nobles et sentimentales; Gaspard de la nuit
Performers: Francois, Samson
Conductors: Cluytens, André
Ensemble: ; Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire

Gramophone Magazine
Frantois's record of the Left-Hand Concerto is played with tremendous vitality and spirit. Its attractions are further enhanced by a splendidly detailed and sonorous...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...

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

Boléro: The Best of Ravel / Karajan, Orchestre de Paris, Berlin PO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-14

Works: Maurice Ravel: Alborada del Gracioso, for orchestra; Rapsodie espagnole; Le tombeau de Couperin; La valse; Boléro
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; Orchestre de Paris

Essential Johann Strauss II / over 2 hours of exquisite Viennese classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Künstlerleben, Op. 316; Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald; Der Zigeunerbaron; Leichtes Blut, Op. 319; Indigo und die vierzig Räub...
Performers: Gedda, Nicolai; Popp, Lucia; Protschka, Josef; Schock, Rudolf [Tenor Vocal]; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Varady, Julia [Soprano Vocals]; Wunderlich, Fritz
Conductors: Boskovsky, Willi; Allers, Franz; Kempe, Rudolf; Walter, Fried; Karajan, Herbert von; Domingo, Placido; Ackermann, Otto

The Viennese composer and conductor Johann Strauss II (1825 - 1899) followed his father - also called Johann Strauss - in producing some of the...continue...

Glazunov: The Seasons; Raymonda; Concerto Ballata; Violin Concerto / Milstein, violin; Rostropovich, cello

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Alexander Glazunov: Raymonda, suite from the ballet, Op. 57a; Concerto ballata for cello & orchestra in C major, Op. 108; Stenka Razin, Op. 13; Concert Waltz no 1 in D major, Op. 47; The Seasons, Op....
Performers: Milstein, Nathan; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Matacic, Lovro von; Svetlanov, Evgeny; Fistoulari, Anatole; Steinberg, William
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Orchestra; USSR State Symphony Orchestra

Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936), by virtue of his dates and the fact that he continued to compose into the 1930s, only narrowly qualifies for inclusion in...continue...

Essential Satie / Over 2 hours of colourful classical music

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Erik Satie: Gymnopédies (3), for piano (also orchestrated by Debussy); Gnossiennes (6), for piano; Poudre d'or (Gold Dust), for piano; Relâche (No Performance Today), ballet for orchestra (...
Performers: Armengaud, Jean-Pierre; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Collard, Catherine; Litaize, Gaston; Queffelec, Anne; Tortelier, Yan Pascal
Conductors: Plasson, Michel; Lanchbery, John; Dervaux, Pierre; Desgraupes, Bernard; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Erwartung

The French composer Erik Satie (1866 - 1925) was an eccentric character, whose large output of small pieces with ironic titles, mostly for solo piano,...continue...

Chopin: Waltzes; Barcarolle; Nocturne Op. 27 No. 2; Mazurka Op. 50 No. 3 / Dinu Lipatti, piano

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-24

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for piano no 4 in F major, Op. 34/3, CT. 210; Waltz for Piano in A flat major, B 131/Op. 42 "Grande Valse"; Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1,...
Performers: Lipatti, Dinu

Icon: Michael Rabin

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-10

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Concerto for Violin no 1 in E flat major (usually transposed to D major), Op. 6, MS 21; Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Moto perpetuo for Violin and Orchestra in C major,...
Performers: Pommers, Leon; Rabin, Michael
Conductors: Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Boult, Adrian; Matacic, Lovro von; Galliera, Alceo; Slatkin, Felix

Released to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of Michael Rabin's death on 19th January 1972 this collection brings together his finest recordings on EMI Classics in...continue...

British Light Classics - works by Bayco, Coates, Curzon, Docker, Farnon, Grainger, Hartley, Ketelbey, Tomlinson et al. / Groves, Alwyn, Lanchbery et al.

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-10

Works: Eric Coates: By the Sleepy Lagoon, valse serenade for orchestra; Calling All Workers, march for orchestra; The Merrymakers, a miniature overture; Knightsbridge March; Oxford Street, march for orchest...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Kilbey, Reginald; Lanchbery, John; Vinter, Gilbert; Groves, Charles, Sir; Dunn, Vivian, Sir; Alwyn, Kenneth; Williams, Charles; Torch, Sidney; Martin, Ray; Weldon, George; Co...

From the Sleepy Lagoon to the Dam Busters, from Knightsbridge in a Jaunting Car to a Monastery Garden: all the classic tracks collected here are...continue...

Violin Showpieces / Tasmin Little, violin; Piers Lane, piano; John Lemehan, piano

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-11-29

Works: Fritz Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani; Caprice Viennois; Liebesleid; Tambourin Chinois; Zigeunerlied; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/1...
Performers: Lane, Piers; Lenehan, John [Piano]; Little, Tasmin

Tasmin Little's formidable technical ability and gift for interpretation are unmistakable in this collection of showpieces. Displaying her brilliant virtuosity and captivating lyricism, and including...continue...

Piano works by Chopin, Debussy, Ravel / Samson Francois, piano (3 CD)

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Fantasie for Piano in F minor/A flat major, B 137/Op. 49; Barcarolle for Piano in F sharp major, B 158/Op. 60; Tarantella for Piano in A flat major, B 139/Op. 43; Polon...
Performers: Francois, Samson

Recognized worldwide as "the poet of the piano", Samson Francois was admired for his performances of Chopin, Debussy and Ravel. One critic hailed him as...continue...

American Piano: Gottschalk, Jopin & Gershwin / Leonard Pennario, Joshua Rifkin

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Columbia, caprice américaine for piano, Op. 34, D. 38 (RO 61); Marguerite, grande valse brillante for piano, Op. 76, D. 92 (RO 158); La Gallina, danse cubaine for piano,...
Performers: Pennario, Leonard; Rifkin, Joshua

Morning Mood: Grieg, Bizet, Schubert, Mozart, Mendelssoh, Vivaldi, et al.

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt, Suite no 1, Op. 46; Frederick Delius: Pieces (2) for Small Orchestra; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; George Frederick Handel:...
Performers: Buchbinder, Rudolf [Piano]; Hörtnagel, Georg; Leonskaja, Elisabeth; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Zacharias, Christian
Conductors: Berglund, Paavo; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Karajan, Herbert von; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Frémaux, Louis; Boskovsky, Willi; Wand, Günter; Sawallisch, Wolfgang

Essential Liszt / Over 2 hours of romantic masterpieces

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-08-23

Works: Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244; Grand Bravura Fantasia on Paganini's "La Campanella", S 420; Liebesträume for Piano, S 541; Sonata for Piano in B minor; Concert Etudes (...
Performers: Béroff, Michel; Cziffra, György; Darré, Jeanne-Marie; Duchable, Francois-René [Piano]; Hough, Stephen; Lockhart, James; Lucchesini, Andrea; Ogdon, John; Ousset, Cécil...
Conductors: Masur, Kurt; Muti, Riccardo

EMI Classics presents a new addition to the popular Essential Classics series: Essential Liszt. To celebrate the 200th birthday of this master pianist and composer,...continue...

50 Best Liszt / Michel Béroff, Aldo Ciccolini, John Ogdon, André Watts, et al.

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-08-23

Works: Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Concerto for Piano no 2 in A major, S 125; Polonaise brillante, transcription for piano (after von Weber; Fantasy on Hungarian Folk Themes...
Performers: Beroff, Michel; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Cziffra, Gyorgy; Darre, Jeanne-Marie; Lucchesini, Andrea; Ogdon, John; Ovchinikov, Vladimir; Paik, Kun-woo; Sheppard, Craig; Watts, Andre
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

50 Best is a series of 3-CD sets which feature genres of music ranging from symphonies, concertos, and solo instrumental works to chamber music, songs,...continue...

The Best of Strauss Waltzes: Emperor Waltz, et al / Willi Boskovsky

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad li; Rosen aus dem Süden (Roses from the South), waltz for orchestra, Op....
Conductors: Boskovsky, Willi
Ensemble: Vienna Strauss Orchestra

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

Essential Flute / Michel Debost, Hans-Martin Linda, Emmanuel Pahud, William Bennet, et al.

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flute in D major, Op. 10 no 3/RV 428 "Il gardellino"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Flute no 2 in E flat, BWV 1031; Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; Parti...
Performers: Alley, John [Piano]; Ben-Tovim, Atarah; Bennett, William [Bass vocals]; Coles, Samuel; Davis, Phillipa; Debost, Michel; Edmund-Davies, Paul; Kovacevich, Stephen; Linde, Hans-Martin [Flute/Recorder]; ...
Conductors: Malcolm, George; Menuhin, Yehudi; Linde, Hans-Martin; Pahud, Emmanuel; Groves, Charles, Sir; Lanchbery, John; Nézet-Séguin, Yannick; Baudo, Serge; Hughes, Owain Arwel; Marriner, Sir Neville...
Ensemble: ; Berliner Barock Solisten; Linde Consort

Chopin Ballets

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-05-17

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Les sylphides, ballet (arrangement); Mazurka for piano no 41 in C sharp minor, Op. 63/3, CT. 91; Waltz for piano no 10 in B minor, Op. 69/2, CT. 216; Mazurka for piano no 2...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Anievas, Agustin [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Gammon, Philip; Gavrilov, Andrei; Ohlsson, Garrick; Ousset, Cecile; Smith, Ronald
Conductors: Irving, Robert; Lanchbery, John

BBC Music Magazine
Fine performances of the orchestrated ballets
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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

The Strauss Family: Waltzes, Polkas / Willi Boskovsky

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-03-08

Works: Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Champagner-Polka, Op. 211; Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald; Cagliostro in Wien; Eine Nacht in Venedig; Wiener Blut; Fürstin Ninetta;...
Conductors: Boskovsky, Willi

20th Century Classics: Satie - Ballets, Piano Works & Rarities

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-02-15

Works: Erik Satie: Gymnopedie for piano no 1; Gymnopedie for piano no 3; Parade, ballet in 1 scene for orchestra; Relâche (No Performance Today), ballet for orchestra (also piano version); Mercure, bal...
Performers: Bacquier, Gabriel; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Gedda, Nicolai; Litaize, Gaston; Mesple, Mady; Tortelier, Yan Pascal
Conductors: Auriacombe, Louis; Dervaux, Pierre; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]

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...

Solatino / Gabriela Montero, piano

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-01-11

Works: Ernesto Lecuona: La comparsa, song for voice & piano (or orchestra); Y la negra bailaba; A la Antigua, for piano; Impromptu, for piano; Por Qué Te Vas?, for piano; Suite española; Gabriela ...
Performers: Montero, Gabriela

Venezuelan-born pianist, Gabriela Montero, releases her first recording exclusively devoted to works by Latin American composers, Solatino. As with her previous, hugely successful EMI Classics...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (11/05/2010-11/07/2010)....continue...

Musqiue Francaise / Michel Plasson [37 CD]

37 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-11-22

Works: Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Le carnaval romain (Roman Carnival Overture), ouverture catactéristique for orchestra, H.95 (Op. 9); Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Harold in Italy ...
Performers: Alain, Marie-Claire; Amyel, Arlette; Armengaud, Jean-Pierre; Barto, Tzimon; Bismuth, David; Causse, Gerard [Viola]; Chesis, Linda; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Collardot, Timothee; Cottens, Jacques; Dewar...
Conductors: Plasson, Michel

For 30 years Michel Plasson has recorded French music exclusively for EMI Classics. This exclusive box is truly unique as it covers all the masterpieces...continue...

John Philip Sousa: Marches

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-11-22

Works: John Philip Sousa: Work(s); The Pathfinder of Panama, march for band; El Capitan; Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company; The Gladiator, march for band; The Gliding Girl, tango for band; Foshay Towe...
Conductors: Foley, Timothy

Recording information: Rye Presbyterian Church, Rye, NY (06/19/1990-06/22/1990)....continue...

Icon: Alicia De Larrocha - Complete EMI Recordings

8 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-09-14

Works: Antonio Soler: Keyboard Sonata no 24 in D minor (Andantino cantabile); Sonata for Keyboard no 84 in D major; Sonata for Keyboard no 85 in F sharp minor; Keyboard Sonata no 89 in F major; Sonata for K...
Performers: De Larrocha, Alicia; de los Angeles, Victoria
Conductors: Ravarro, Garcia

Alicia de Larrocha was the leading Spanish pianist of her time, and is widely considered the finest interpreter of two Spanish composers of the late...continue...

Icon: Samson Francois

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-08

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; Polonaises (2) for Piano, B 90/Op. 26; Polonaises (2) for Piano, Op. 40; P...
Performers: Barbizet, Pierre; Francois, Samson
Conductors: Frémaux, Louis

Samson Francois's early recordings, dating from the end of the 1940s, were mainly devoted to Frederic Chopin, who already occupied a prominent position in his...continue...

George Gershwin: Piano Duets / Labèque

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-05-04

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra no 2 "Rhapsody in Rivets"; Variations on "I got rhythm" for Piano and Orchestra; Two Waltzes in C, for piano; Blue Monday (Opera à la Afro-Ameri...
Performers: Labeque, Katia; Labeque, Marielle [Piano]

George Gershwin, Jerome Kern: Songs & Piano Music/Various

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-05-04

Works: George Gershwin: Little Jazz Bird, song (from Lady, Be Good!, musical); Bess, Oh Where's My Bess; Oh, Kay!; Preludes (3) for piano; Walking the Dog, promenade for piano or orchestra (arrangement from...
Performers: Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Tuckwell, Barry [French Horn]
Conductors: Richardson, Neil

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 Guitar

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Fantasía para un gentilhombre; Concierto madrigal for 2 Guitars; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Chôro no 1 for Guitar; Etudes (12) for Guitar, W...
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Bitetti, Ernesto; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Byzantine, Julian; Fisk, Eliot [Guitar]; Ghiglia, Oscar; Isbin, Sharon; Laniau, Pierre; Lieske, Wulfin; Mariotti, Deborah; Moreno, Alfonso...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Brown, Iona; Ros Marbà, Antoni; Bátiz, Enrique
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields

Essential Chopin

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for Piano in E flat major, B 62/Op. 18 "Grande valse brillante"; Nocturne for piano no 20 in C sharp minor, KK IVa/16, CT. 127 (B. 49); Ballade for Piano no 3 in A fl...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Anievas, Agustin [Piano]; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Egorov, Youri; Fliter, Ingrid; Gavrilov, Andrei; Go...
Conductors: Kletzki, Paul; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw

Dance! The World's Favorite Ice-Skating Music

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-09

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Masquerade; Gayaneh; Spartacus; Ennio Morricone: The Mission; George Gershwin: Concerto in F; Rhapsody in Blue; John Williams: Schindler's List; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lak...
Performers: Bran, Tim; Chang, Sarah; Donohoe, Peter; Garello, Raul; Giaimo, Jose Alberto; Kalibi, Nabil; Lane, Piers; Little, Tasmin; Lockhart, Peter; Mrvica, Maksim; Ogdon, John; Ousset, Cécile; Pane, Ju...
Conductors: Kurtz, Efrem; Morricone, Ennio; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Sutherland, Iain; Lanchbery, John; Boskovsky, Willi; Temirkanov, Yuri; Irving, Robert; Dragon, Carmen; Jansons, Mariss; Federico, Leopoldo; Ozawa, ...
Ensemble: ; Virtuosi Saxoniae

This 2-CD set contains a wide selection of popular classical pieces used by ice skaters in their programs at major international competitions, including the World...continue...
EMI's Dance! The World's Favourite Ice-Skating Music is a splendid idea; one place where classical music remains a required element is in the world of figure skating. The music used in figure skating ...continue...