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50 Best Romantic Piano Classics - Popular romantic classics for solo piano or piano & orchestra

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; The Seasons, Op. 47b; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Conc...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Ahn Trio; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Angelich, Nicholas; Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Bran, Tim; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Donohoe, Peter; Duchable, Francois-Rene ...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Thompson, Bryden; Galliera, Alceo; Jansons, Mariss; Foster, Lawrence; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; ...
Ensemble: ; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo

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

Essential Encores - Over 2 hours of great classical showpieces

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Antonio Bazzini: La ronde des lutins, Op. 25; Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Fritz Kreisler: La Gitana; Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Aram Khachaturian...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alagna, Roberto; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Balsom, Alison; Barrueco, Manuel; Bostridge, Ian; Brightman,...
Conductors: ; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Kempe, Rudolf; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Jansons, Mariss; Litton, Andrew; Karajan, Herbert von; Paavo, Järvi; Fisch, Asher; Barker, John
Ensemble: ; Nash Ensemble; Virtuosi

Essential Classics is a series of 2-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Presenting the bestloved and most popular works...continue...

Piano Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; The Seasons, Op. 37b; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3; Ludwig ...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Cziffra, 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...

Rachmaninov: Complete Piano Concertos / Lief Ove Andsnes, piano; Antonio Pappano

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-18

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; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Leif Ove Andsnes has long been renowned for his powerfully emotive and disciplined performances of Rachmaninov - attributes prized by the supreme composer-pianist himself. This...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

Essential Brahms / Over 2 hours of Brahms' greatest masterpieces

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Johannes Brahms: Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80; Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Angelich, Nicholas; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Clein, Natalie; de los Angeles, Victoria; Frankl, Peter; Kovacevich, Stephen; Kremer, Gidon...
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Jochum, Eugen; Barbirolli, John; Tennstedt, Klaus; Karajan, Herbert von; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; ; Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: ; Alban Berg Quartet; Artemis Quartett (String Quartet)

Johannes Brahms was born in Hamburg in 1833 and died in Vienna in 1897. He was one of the leading figures in classical music's Romantic...continue...

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 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

Schumann: Piano Trios Andsnes; Tetzlaff

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-05-03

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

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

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

50 Best Wedding

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-19

Works: Jeremiah Clarke: Prince of Denmark's March; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Padre Giovanni Battista Martini: Toccata for trumpet & organ (or ensemble); Norwegian Traditional: Wedding March from Nordmose; ...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Atherton, Elizabeth; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Ball, Michael; Bayco, Frederic; Bo, Alfie; Coburn, Pamela; Craig, Charles; Dess...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Willcocks, David; Montgomery, Kenneth; Karajan, Herbert von; Munrow, David; Parrott, Andrew; Menuhin, Yehudi; Stevens, Denis; Lysy, Alberto; Faerber, Jörg; Hughes, Owain Arwel...

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...

Essential Rachmaninov

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-02-15

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Songs (14), Op. 34; Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3; Vespers, Op. 37; Moment musicaux, Op. 16; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Sonat...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Anievas, Agustin [Piano]; Clein, Natalie; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Dessay, Natalie; Gavrilov, Andrei; Gedda, Nicolai; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Kharitonov, Dimitri; Moore, Ger...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Schoenwandt, Michael; Cleobury, Stephen; Jansons, Mariss; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Previn, Andre; Berglund, Paavo

Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 3 & 4 / Andsnes

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-10-25

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio

Internationally acclaimed pianist Leif Ove Andsnes teams up once again with conductor Antonio Pappano on his new recording of Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 &...continue...
Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London....continue...

Autumn In The Park

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-09-28

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Songs (14), Op. 34; Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending; Joseph Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne; Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Baker, Chet [Trumpet/Vocals/Composer]; Bean, Hugh; Chang, Han-Na; Chang, Sarah; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Freeman, Russ [Piano]; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal...
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Daniel, Paul; ; Willcocks, David; Slatkin, Leonard
Ensemble: ; Bill Charlap Trio; New Philharmonia Orchestra

In the Park is an exciting new compilation series featuring recordings from the world-renowned vaults of EMI Classics. The first title in the series, 'In...continue...

Essential Piano / Argerich, Ciccolini, Collard, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-08-24

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

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

50 Best Romantic Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffman; Camille Saint-Saëns: Le Carnaval des animaux; Samson et Dalila; Romance for violin & orchestra in C major, Op. 48; Georges Bizet: Carment; Carmen, opera;...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Beroff, Michel; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Byzantine, Julian; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Car...
Conductors: Cambreling, Sylvain; Slatkin, Leonard; Prêtre, Georges; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Plasson, Michel; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Willcocks, David; Dervaux, Pierre; Ozawa, Seiji; Frémaux, Louis; Kara...

Schumann 200th Anniversary: Piano

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

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

Schumann:

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

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

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

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

Best Chopin 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-01-26

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for Piano in E flat major, B 62/Op. 18 "Grande valse brillante"; Waltz for piano no 2 in A flat major, Op. 34/1, CT. 208; Waltz for piano no 3 in F major, Op. 34/3, C...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Arrau, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bunin, Stanislav; Cziffra, Gyorgy; Egorov, Youri; Fliter, Ing...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Kletzki, Paul; Dutoit, Charles; Maksymiuk, Jerzy

100 Best Chopin Classics is the next release in EMI's highly successful 100 Best series. This 6 CD box set contains all the most familiar...continue...

The Complete Chopin Edition

16 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-01-26

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; Fantasia for Piano and Orchestra in A major on Polish Airs, Op 13; Rondo f...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Anievas, Agustin [Piano]; Arrau, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Barto, Tzimon; Bordoni, Paolo; Brantelid, Andreas; Clein, Natalie; Favaretto, Giorgio; Frang, Vilde ...
Conductors: Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw

To celebrate his monumental 200th anniversary, EMI Classics releases Frederic Chopin's complete works featuring his most beloved piano sonatas, mazurkas, waltzes, nocturnes, polonaises, etudes, improm...continue...

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

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-11-03

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

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

Pictures Reframed - Mussorgsky, Schumann / Leif Ove Andsnes

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-11-03

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

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

Sorensen: Shadows of Silence, Lullabies; Dalbavie, Kurtág, Lutoslawski / Leif Ove Andsnes

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-07-14

Works: Bent Sorensen: Lullabies for Piano; The Shadows of Silence, for piano; Witold Lutoslawski: Concerto for Piano "For Krystian Zimerman"; György Kurtág: Játékok (Games), for pi...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove
Conductors: Welser-Möst, Franz

Hailed as both "thoughtful musician and breathtaking figure-skater of a technician" (Financial Times), Leif Ove Andsnes has long championed what has been called "contemporary music...continue...

Best 100 - Wedding

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-06-16

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite in D, B.W.V. 1068.; Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!" BWV 208; Cantata no 156, "Ich steh' mit einem Fuss im Grabe" BWV 156; Wachet auf, ruft uns ...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Atherton, Elizabeth; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Ball, Michael; Balsom, Alison; Bayco, Frederic; Bilgram, Hedwig; Bo, Alfie; Bra...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Parrott, Andrew; Kilbey, Reginald; ; Barbirolli, John; Cleobury, Stephen; Willcocks, David; Montgomery, Kenneth; Karajan, Herbert von; Munrow, David; Menuhin, Yehudi; Stevens, ...
Ensemble: ; Cambridge Classical Players; Consortium Musicum; Ensemble Berlin; Members of the Vienna String Sextet (Members); Nash Ensemble

The latest in EMI Classics' wildly successful 'Best 100 series', this 6-CDs-for-the-price-of-1 set offers the finest wedding music compilation ever assembled. From the grandest ceremony...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...

Encore - Schumann: Piano Sonata no 1, Fantasie in C / Leif Ove Andsnes

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-10

Works: Robert Schumann: Piano Soanta in F sharp minor, Op. 11; Fantasia in C major, Op. 17
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove

20th Century Classics - Rachmaninov: Symphony no 2, Piano Concerto no 3, etc / Berglurd, Andsnes, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-02-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27; Isle of the Dead, Op. 29; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss; Previn, Andre; Berglund, Paavo

BBC Music Magazine
Andsnes's Third Concerto is the only disappointment among the classics presented here, though EMI might have gone for Previn's account of the Second...continue...

Best Encores 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-02-24

Works: Antonio Bazzini: La ronde des lutins, Op. 25; Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1005; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Orchestral...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Ainsley, John Mark; Alagna, Roberto; Alexeev, Dmitri; Alpher, David; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Andre, Maurice; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Argerich, Martha [P...
Conductors: ; Paavo, Järvi; Litton, Andrew; Warren-Green, Christopher; Kempe, Rudolf; Friisholm, Lavard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Jansons, Mariss; Karajan, Herbert von; Tennstedt, Klaus; ...
Ensemble: ; Nash Ensemble; Virtuosi

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...

Benjamin Britten - The Collector's Edition

37 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Benjamin Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20; Peter Grimes; Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from "Peter Grimes"); The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Canadian Carnival, for orchestra, Op...
Performers: Adey, John; Allen, Benjamin; Allen, Thomas; Alley, John [Piano]; Allison, Richard; Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Bailey, Norman; Ballard, Jerem...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Paavo, Järvi; Berglund, Paavo; Brown, Iona; Yuasa, Takuo; Hickox, Richard; Marriner, Sir Neville; Harding, Daniel; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Bedford, Steuart; Knu...
Ensemble: ; Endymion Ensemble

Benjamin Britten was without question one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. This 37-CD set features all of his most beloved works, giving...continue...

Best Adagios 100 - Mozart, Mahler, Albinoni, Pachelbel, etc / Menuhin, Ove Andsnes, Norman, et al

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-22

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flut...
Performers: Ambache, Diana; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Braley, Frank; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Cole, Maggie; Coles, Samuel; Daniels, David; Dessay, Natalie; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Dumay, Augustin [Vi...
Conductors: Watson, Ian; Parrott, Andrew; Warren-Green, Christopher; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Asperen, Bob van; ; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Norrington, Roger; Kaljuste, Tönu; Rozhdestvensky, G...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne; Il Seminario Musicale; London Academy; London Classical Players; Melante Amsterdam; Nash Ensemble; Scottish Ensemble; Taverner Choir, Consort & Players; ...

This 6-CD set offers listeners the greatest classical slow movements ever composed, including the haunting Albinoni Adagio in G minor, Pachelbel’s beloved Canon in D,...continue...

Schubert: Der Wanderer, D 649/Op. 65 no 2, etc / Ian Bostridge, Leif Ove Andsnes

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Franz Schubert: Viola ("Schneeglöcklein, o Schneeglöcklein"), song for voice & piano, D. 786 (Op. posth. 123); Pilgerweise ("Ich bin ein Waller"), song for voice & piano, D. 789; An die Mus...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Bostridge, Ian; Brown, Timothy

"The partnership of Bostridge and Andsnes must be one of the most musically satisfying of recent years. Their love and understanding of Schubert's music has...continue...

Nielsen: Symphonies, Overtures, Concertos, Wind Quintet & Piano Music / Blomstedt, Woldike, Andsnes, et al

7 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-05-27

Works: Carl Nielsen: Symphony no 1 in G minor, Op. 7; Symphony no 2 in B minor, Op. 16 "The Four Temperaments"; Bohmisk-dansk folketone, FS 130; Symphony no 3, Op. 27 "Sinfonia espansiva"; Symphony no 4, Op...
Performers: Andersen, Hans Christian; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Eriksson, Ib; Gobel, Bodil; Jarlkov, Ib; Johansen, Mogens Schmidt; Landy, Tonny; Lemmser, Frantz; Norup, Bent; Rasmussen, Peter; Schultz, Kirsten; Stevens...
Conductors: Brown, Iona; Davis, Andrew; Blomstedt, Herbert; Wöldike, Mogens;
Ensemble: ; Melos Ensemble of London

Carl Nielsen stands alongside fellow Scandinavian composers Edvard Grieg and Jean Sibelius as one of the finest musical geniuses to come from the northern countries....continue...

Szymanowski: Symphonies 3 & 4, etc / Simon Rattle, et al

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-04-01

Works: Karol Szymanowski: Songs (6) of a fairy-tale princess, Op. 31; Harnasie, Op. 55; Love Songs of Hafiz, songs (8) for tenor & orchestra, Op. 26, M28; Concerto for Violin no 1, Op. 35, M37; Concerto for...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Burden, Andrew; Connell, John; Garrison, Jon [Tenor Vocal]; Gierlach, Robert; Hampson, Thomas; Karneus, Katarina; Langridge, Philip; Milne, Lisa; Minkiewicz, Ryszard; Quivar, Flore...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus; City of Birmingham Symphony Youth Chorus

This 4-CD set contains all the Szymanowski recordings that Sir Simon Rattle made for EMI classics, including some of the composer's best known works -...continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos no 17 & 20 / Leif Ove Andsnes, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-02-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 17 in G major, K 453; Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove

"Leif Ove Andsnes gives a fiery, classically conceived performance of K466's opening allegro. His is not a barnstorming approach. But with phrasing of unselfconscious eloquence...continue...

Schubert: Late Piano Sonatas D 850, 958, 959 & 960 / Andsnes

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-02-26

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in C minor, D 958; Sonata for Piano in A major, D 959; Sonata for Piano in B flat major, D 960; Sonata for Piano in A major, D 664/Op. 120
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove

Following four critically-acclaimed and groundbreaking Schubert recordings of the piano sonatas by Leif Ove Andsnes and lieder with Ian Bostridge, EMI Classics has now decided...continue...

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...

Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes "Ballad for Edvard Grieg" / Piano Concerto & documentary [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2008-01-15

Works: Edvard Grieg: Ballade for Piano in G minor, Op. 24; Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Lyric Pieces (8), Book 1, Op. 12; Lyric Pieces (6), Book 6, Op. 57; Lyric Pieces (6), Book 9, Op. 68; Lyric ...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove

Following on the heels of his 'Ballad for Edvard Grieg' album, released this August, Leif Ove Andsnes returns again to the music and life of...continue...
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Ballad for Edvard Grieg / Leif Ove Andsnes, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-08-28

Works: Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Ballade for Piano in G minor, Op. 24; Lyric Pieces (6), Book 5, Op. 54; Lyric Pieces (6), Book 7, Op. 62; Lyric Pieces (6), Book 9, Op. 68; Lyric ...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove

September 4th 2007 marks the centenary of the death of Edvard Grieg, Norway's greatest composer, and one of the most popular composers in musical history,...continue...

Horizons - Leif Ove Andsnes

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-09-12

Works: Jean Sibelius: Pieces (13) for piano, Op. 76; Alexander Scriabin: Impromptus (2) for piano, Op. 14; Felix Mendelssohn: Songs without words, vol 3, Op. 38; Richard Strauss: Songs (6) for voice & piano...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove

Leif Ove Andsnes's new album, 'Horizons', on EMI Classics is full of dramatic and poetic moments that will inspire both new and committed listeners alike....continue...

Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 1 & 2 / Andsnes, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-10-04

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

It is clear that Leif Ove has made these two concertos very much his own and has lived with the music for a long time...continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos no 9 & 18 / Andsnes, Norwegian CO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-11-02

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 9 in E flat major, K 271 "Jeunehomme"; Concerto for Piano no 18 in B flat major, K 456
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove
Conductors: Andsnes, Leif Ove
Ensemble: Norwegian Chamber Orchestra

"Mr. Andsnes's lithe and spontaneous playing abounded in rippling passagework; incisive, rhythmic articulation; and a tenderly soulful shaping of the slow movement's long-spun melody. The...continue...

Schubert: Winterreise / Bostridge, Andsnes

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-09-07

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Bostridge, Ian

Ian Bostridge and Leif Ove Andsnes continue their critically acclaimed collaboration with a new recording of Schubert's 'Die Winterreise', the pinnacle of the lieder repertoire....continue...

In utero - Music for My Baby

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-07-13

Works: Claude Debussy: Quartet for Strings in G minor, Op. 10; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Gabriel Faur...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Biesebender, Volker; Bruder, Klaus; Fernow, Wolfgang; Gens, Veronique; Tomter, Lars Anders; Vignoles, Roger; Warren-Green, Christopher
Conductors: ; Warren-Green, Christopher; Brown, Iona; Pesek, Libor; Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Rees, Jonathan; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Rickenbacher, Karl Anton
Ensemble: Avodah Trio; Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; Borodin String Quartet; English Chamber Orchestra; Fretwork; Harmoniemusic of London; London Chamber Orchestra; Nash Ensemble; Northern Sinfonia; Norwegian Ch...

Grieg, Schumann: Piano Concertos / Andsnes, Jansons, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2003-09-30

Works: Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The Schumann concerto was recorded live at the Berlin Philharmonie in December 2002; the Grieg concerto was recorded in the studio. The result is an...continue...

Dvorák: Violin Concerto, Piano Quintet / Sarah Chang, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2003-07-08

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 53; Quintet for Piano and Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 81/B 155
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Chang, Sarah; Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Faust, Georg; Kerr, Alexander
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"Cool, restrained, and often cautious readings of two Dvorak's most impassioned, deeply personal scores." - Godell, ARG...continue...

Chopin - The Romantic Pianist

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2003-06-24

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for piano no 3 in F major, Op. 34/3, CT. 209; Nocturne for piano no 20 in C sharp minor, KK IVa/16, CT. 127 (B. 49); Etude for piano no 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Barto, Tzimon; Goerner, Nelson; Ousset, Cecile; Serdar, Aleksandar; Tipo, Maria; Weissenberg, Alexis [Piano]

Schubert: Klaviersonate, etc / Bostridge, Andsnes, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2002-10-08

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in A major, D 959; Pilgerweise ("Ich bin ein Waller"), song for voice & piano, D. 789; Der Unglückliche, D 713; Auf dem Strom, D 943/Op. 119; Die Sterne, D 939/O...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Bostridge, Ian; Brown, Timothy

Grieg: Lyric Pieces / Leif Ove Andsnes

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2002-03-12

Works: Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces (8), Book 1, Op. 12; Waltz, lyric piece for piano, Op. 12/2; Norsk (Norwegian Melody), lyric piece for piano, Op. 12/6; Canon, lyric piece for piano, Op. 38/8; Elegy, lyric...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove

"Enlightening and sympathetic liner notes set the tone for this heartfelt release. How can one resist? Norwegian pianist Andsnes, the 1998 Gilmore Artist, brings more...continue...