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Elgar & Delius: Cello Concertos; Songs of Farewell; Sea Pictures. / Jacquelin du Pre, cello; Janet Baker [Limited Ed.]

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

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Sea Pictures, Op. 37; Frederick Delius: Songs of Farewell, for double chorus & orchestra, RT ii/9; A Song Before Sunrise; Concerto for Cello, RT vii/7
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; du Pre, Jacqueline
Conductors: Barbirolli, John; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Penguin Guide
Jacqueline du PrT's unsurpassed recording of the [Elgar] Concerto hardly needs any further recommendation from us, spontaneous in its freely rhapsodic style but with...continue...

Grieg: Peer Gynt & Orchestral Works / Sir Thomas Beecham

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-26

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt - Incidental music; Symphonic Dances (4), Op. 64; I host (In Autumn), concert overture for orchestra, Op. 11; Old Norwegian Romance with Variations for 2 Pianos, Op. 51
Performers: Hollweg, Ilse
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London....continue...

French Ballet Music: Debussy, Delibes, Gounod, Saint-Saens / Sir Thomas Beecham

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-26

Works: Léo Delibes: Le roi s'amuse, incidental music ("Six airs de danse dans le style ancien"); Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; L'Enfant prodigue; Camille Saint...
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
The great thing about Beecham's conducting of such pieces as the dances from Samson and Delilah is that he enjoyed himself so enormously and,...continue...

John Tavener: Requiem / Elin Manahan Thomas, Andrew Kennedy

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: John Tavener: Requiem, for soprano, tenor, cello, chorus & orchestra; Mahashakti, for violin & string orchestra; Eternal Memory, for cello & strings
Performers: Knight, Josephine; Palmer, Ruth [Violin]; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Vocal], Andrew Kennedy [Tenor
Conductors: Petrenko, Vasily
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

In his vast and atmospheric Requiem, John Tavener draws on a range of religious traditions and influences to reflect upon his belief that true liberation...continue...

Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Overtures / Sir Thomas Beecham

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-24

Conductors: Beecham, Sir Thomas
Ensemble: French National Radio Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Delius: A Village Romeo and Juliet / Harwood, Tear, Shirley-Quirk

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-11-15

Conductors: Davies, Meredith
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Penguin Guide
Meredith Davies's great quality is his inspired pacing of a score that can easily stagnate. Davies sets the love-duets in dramatic contrast to the...continue...

Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor [Highlights] / Gruberova, Kraus, Bruson, Lloyd

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Unspecified: [Untitled CD-ROM Track]
Performers: Bottone, Bonaventura; Bruson, Renato; Gruberova, Edita; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Kuhlmann, Kathleen; Lazzeretti, Bruno; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]
Conductors: Rescigno, Nicola
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
Gruberova constantly pleases by her innate musicality ... Kraus is a master of Donizetti style.
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Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (05/16/1983-05/26/1983)....continue...

Verdi: La Traviata [Highlights] /Sills, Gedda, Panerai

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata; Unspecified: [CD-ROM Track]
Performers: Erwen, Keith; Gedda, Nicolai; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Panerai, Rolando; Sharpe, Terence; Sills, Beverly [Soprano Vocals]; van Allan, Richard [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Wallis, Delia
Conductors: Ceccato, Aldo
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
Beverly Sills is a spirited, subtle and sensitive heroine. Nicolai Gedda gives an attractive performance and Aldo Ceccato conducts with finesse.
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Recording information: All Saints' Church, Tooting Graveney, London, England (1971-07-06_1971-07-09&1971-)....continue...

20th Century Classics: Delius

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: Frederick Delius: Over the Hills and Far Away, fantasy overture for orchestra, RT vi/11; Sleigh Ride; Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody; Florida Suite; Marche-caprice; A Dance Rhapsody (no 2), for orc...
Performers: Cameron, John
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

20th Century Classics: Villa-Lobos / Angel Romero, Cristina Ortiz, Victoria de los Angeles

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Fantasia for saxophone, 2 horns & strings, A. 490, Op. 630; Guitar Concerto, A. 501; Momoprecoce, W 240; Quartet for Strings no 6, Il Quarteto brasileiro, A. 468; Bachiana brasile...
Performers: de los Angeles, Victoria; Harle, John; Ortiz, Cristina; Osorio, Jorge Federico; Romero, Angel [Guitar]
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; López-Cobos, Jesús; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; ; Bátiz, Enrique; Villa-Lobos, Heitor
Ensemble: Academy of St Martin in the Fields; French National Radio Symphony Orchestra; Hungarian Quartet; London Philharmonic Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

20th Century Classics: Walton / Nigel Kennedy, violin; Paul Tortelier, cello

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: William Walton: Symphony no 1 in B flat minor; Symphony no 2; Concerto for Violin; Concerto for Cello; The Wise Virgins, suite from the ballet
Performers: Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Previn, Andre; Berglund, Paavo; Frémaux, Louis
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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 Very Best of Glyndebourne on Record - Mozart, Britten, Verdi, Stravinsky, Monteverdi, Rossini, Lehár, etc

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Così fan tutte, K 588; Don Giovanni; Idomeneo; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Ser...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Alan, Hervey; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Allin, Norman; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Baccaloni, Salvatore; Barabas, Sari; Blackwell, Harolyn [Soprano Vocals]; Borriel...
Conductors: Busch, Fritz; Mudie, Michael; Goodall, Reginald; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Gui, Vittorio; Pritchard, John; Haitink, Bernard; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Welser-Möst, Franz; Dove, Jonathan; Davis, Andrew
Ensemble: ; English Opera Group Orchestra; Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Members; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orches...

The Glyndebourne Festival is a massive yearly event in both the British and international opera worlds, with stars from around the globe gathering to listen...continue...

Icon - Montserrat Caballé sings Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini, Verdi, Puccini, Boito, Mascagni, Giordano

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Guglielmo Tell; Vincenzo Bellini: Il Pirata, opera; I Puritani, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Poliuto; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Hugenoten; Giuseppe Verdi: Giovanna d'Arco; Macbeth; Un ba...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Baratti, Giuseppe; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Domingo, Placido; Ferrin, Agostino; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; K...
Conductors: Gardelli, Lamberto; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Muti, Riccardo; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Levine, James; Guadagno, Anton; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Rudel, Julius; Bartoletti, Bruno; Lombard, Alain
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra...

Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballe was one of the world's leading operatic divas during the latter part of the 20th century. This 4-CD set brings together...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...

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...

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...

Icon - Jascha Heifetz - Mozart, Mendelssohn, Sibelius, Tchaikovsky, etc

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Alexander Glazunov: Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 82; Meditation for Vi...
Performers: Bay, Emanuel; Heifetz, Jascha; Moiseiwitsch, Benno; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]; Sandor, Arpad
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Barbirolli, John; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Jascha Heifetz was a Jewish Lithuanianborn American violin virtuoso who first performed the Mendelssohn concerto at age six. He quickly rose to the heights of...continue...

Vaughan Williams - The Collector's Edition / Willcocks, Boult, Bean, Barbirolli, et al

30 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"; A London Symphony (Symphony no 2) (Original 1913 version); Symphony no 8 in D minor; Symphony no 3 for soprano or tenor & orchestra ("Pastoral"...
Performers: Adler, Larry; Allen, Thomas; Angas, Richard; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Aronowitz, Cecil; Asch, David van; Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Balmain, Ian; Barlo...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Boult, Adrian; Silvestri, Constantin; Banks, Eric; Groves, Charles, Sir; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Barbirolli, John; Hickox, Richard; O'Brien, Brendan; Davies, Meredith; Willcocks, Davi...
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; King's College Choir, Cambridge; London Madrigal Singers; London Music Group; London Philharmonic Orch...

This 30-CD budget boxed set contains all of the hits, as well as other gems such as 'A Sea Symphony', 'Fantasia on Christmas Carols', 'On...continue...

Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail, etc / Beecham, Jouve

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-09-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; La Clemenza de Tito; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Idomeneo; Misero! o ...
Performers: Frick, Gottlob; Hollweg, Ilse; Marshall, Lois; Simoneau, Leopold [Tenor Vocals]; Unger, Gerhard
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Jouve, Andre
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

"This reissue of what our Mozart Overview (J/F 2002) called Beecham's "most loved recording" is very welcome indeed. It dates from 1956, but the reprocessed...continue...

John Ogdon - 70th Anniversary Edition - Glazunov, Rachmaninov, Faure, Franck, Liszt, Litolff / John Ogdon, piano

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-08-14

Performers: Ogdon, John
Conductors: Pritchard, John; Frémaux, Louis; Barbirolli, John; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Berglund, Paavo; Foster, Lawrence
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

The Guardian
There was no gentler giant in music than John Ogdon.
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French Orchestral Music - Bizet, Fauré, etc / Beecham, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-03-06

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Overture "Patrie", for orchestra, Op. 19; Roma, symphony for orchestra in C major; Emmanuel Chabrier: Gwendoline, opera in 2 acts; Joyeuse marche (Marche français...
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; ORTF National Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

"The Carmen Suite was recorded during June 1958. The performance is galvanizing and brilliant but has all Beecham's characteristic wit and lightness of touch in...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4, etc / Beecham

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-03-06

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Eugen Onegin
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, etc / Beecham, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-11-21

Works: Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142; Don Quixote, Op. 35; Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, Op. 60
Performers: Clark, Raymond; Harrison, Eric; Lampe, Oscar; Rubens, Leonard; Staryk, Steven; Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Barbirolli, John
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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...

Best Classics 100 Vol 2

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Lohengrin; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: ...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andre, Maurice; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Bennett, William; Brown, Iona; Byzantine, Julian; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; ...
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Jansons, Mariss; Muti, Riccardo; Marriner, Sir Neville; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Bernstein, Leonard; Temirkanov, Yuri; Prêtre, Georges; Karajan, Her...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian State Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Boston Symphony ...

100 Best Film Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Divertimento for violin, viola & cello in E f...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barrueco, Manuel; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Bell, David [Organ]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Blanc, Ernest; Blaze, Robin; Bloch...
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Hickox, Richard; Abel, David [Violin]; Abel, David; Raine, Nic; Love, Geoff; Dervaux, Pierre; Muti, Riccardo; Bateman, Paul; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; ...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Brussels National Opera Chorus; Brussels National Opera Orchestra; Came...

This collection features music from Hollywood blockbusters such as 'Harry Potter', 'Titanic', 'The Lord of the Rings', 'Death in Venice', 'American Beauty', and many others....continue...
There's no way to put all the great music that has appeared in over a century of films into one set, but this collection from EMI Classics collects enough famous pieces to make most cinephiles smile. ...continue...

Gemini - Rossini: Overtures / Beecham, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-05-02

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La scala di seta; Il Signor Bruschino; Tancredi; L'italiana in Algeri; L' inganno felice, opera; L'assedio di Corinto; Guglielmo Tell; Il barbiere di Siviglia; La Cenerentola; Over...
Conductors: Gelmetti, Gianluigi; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Schippers, Thomas; Gardelli, Lamberto; Gui, Vittorio; Serafin, Tullio; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Goossens, Eugene, Sir
Ensemble: ; Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Polish Chamber Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Stuttgart Radio Sympho...

Grace like a River / Christopher Parkening

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-05-02

Works: Carlo Domeniconi: Konyunbaba, Op. 19; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Isaac Albéni...
Performers: Parkening, Christopher
Conductors: Litton, Andrew; Bernstein, Elmer; Klein, Kenneth
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Young Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra

Angel Records is pleased to offer the release of an album of guitar classics by world renowned artist Christopher Parkening. This collection features recordings that...continue...

The Most Relaxing Guitar Album in the World...Ever!

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-10-04

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869; Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147; Sheep may safely graze (after Bach's The Hunt Cantata, BWV 208); Sonata for Violin solo no...
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Bitetti, Ernesto; Brandon, David; Browne, Geoffrey [eng horn]; Fisk, Eliot; Isbin, Sharon; Laniau, Pierre; Parkening, Christopher; Romero, Angel
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence; Lubbock, Jeremy; Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Gemini - Handel: Solomon, Love in Bath / Beecham, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-05-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Thomas Beecham: Love in Bath (Handel), suite for orchestra
Performers: Cameron, John; Hollweg, Ilse; Marshall, Lois; Morison, Elsie; Young, Alexander [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: Beecham Choral Society; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

"...Beecham's Handel recordings are dated. But to my mind this doesn't invalidate 'Solomon' as great listening, or as a hybrid composition of considerable worth. Let's...continue...

Gemini - Haydn: Symphonies no 93-98 / Sir Thomas Beecham, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-08-10

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 93 in D major, H 1 no 93; Symphony no 94 in G major, H 1 no 94 "Surprise"; Symphony no 95 in C minor, H 1 no 95; Symphony no 96 in D major, H 1 no 96 "Miracle"; Sympho...
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Gemini - Haydn: Symphonies no 99-104 / Beecham, Royal POnn

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-06-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 90 in C major, H 1 no 90; Symphony no 100 in G major ("Military") H. 1/100; Symphony no 103 in E flat major, H 1 no 103 "Drumroll"; Symphony no 101 in D major, H 1 no...
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

"These [1992 remasterings] have a fullness of sound that makes them seem recent instead of from 1960. If you have the older remasterings, you'll have...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 Montserrat Caballé

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2003-04-22

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; La forza del destino; Macbeth; Don Carlos; Otello; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Gioachino Rossini: Gugli...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Elenkov, Stefan; Ferrin, Agostino; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Manuguerra...
Conductors: Guadagno, Anton; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Rudel, Julius; Muti, Riccardo; Gardelli, Lamberto; Bartoletti, Bruno; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Lombard, Alain; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: ; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

The Concerto Collection - Jacqueline du Pré

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2000-06-06

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C major, H. 7b/1; Concerto for Cello no 2 in D major, H. 7b/2 (Op. 101); Luigi Boccherini: Concerto for Cello no 9 in B flat major, G 482; Robert Schuma...
Performers: Bradley, Desmond; Downes, Herbert; du Pre, Jacqueline
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Barbirolli, John; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: ; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Kids Classics - Lullabies

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1997-02-18

Works: Claude Debussy: Suite bergamasque; Préludes, Book 1; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Johann Sebastian Bach: Sheep may safely gr...
Performers: Brown, Iona; Brymer, Jack; Buchbinder, Rudolf; Ciccolini, Aldo; Fischer, Annie; Los Angeles, Victoria de; Lympany, Moura; Ogdon, John; Queffélec, Anne
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Menuhin, Yehudi; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Frühbeck de Burgos, R.
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Sinfonia of London

The Best of Italian Opera

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1997-01-21

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Aida, opera; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Adrian Denss: Gagliarde; Wol...
Performers: Campora, Giuseppe; Cavalli, Floriana; Corelli, Franco; de los Angeles, Victoria; Gedda, Nicolai; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Moffo, Anna; Monte, Carlo del; Sereni, Mario [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Davis, Colin; Santini, Gabriele; Grist, Reri; Gardelli, Lamberto; Schippers, Thomas; Fistoulari, Anatole; Galliera, Alceo; Patanè, Giuseppe; Ferrari...
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Orchestra; Rome Opera House Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

les introuvables de Jacqueline Du Pré

6 CD / EMI Classics / 1994-05-28

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Frederick Delius: Concerto for Cello, RT vii/7; Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Cello no 1 in A minor, Op. 33; Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in B mi...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bishop, Stephen; du Pre, Jacqueline; Lush, Ernest; Moore, Gerald [Piano]
Conductors: Barbirolli, John; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

The Most Famous Opera Duets

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1994-04-16

Works: Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera; Carmen, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Die Z...
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Blanc, Ernest; Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Bonisolli, Franco; Brendel, Wolfgang; de los Angeles, Victoria; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Gedda, Nicolai; Grist, Reri [Soprano Vocals...
Conductors: Dervaux, Pierre; Barbirolli, John; Barenboim, Daniel; Serafin, Tullio; Karajan, Herbert von; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Haitink, Bernard; Lombard, Alain; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Giulini, Carlo Maria; S...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; French National Radio Orchestra; Paris Opéra Comique Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Rome Opera House Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Great Romantic Concertos / Itzhak Perlman

3 CD / EMI Classics / 1993-12-11

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Niccolò Paganini: C...
Performers: Perlman, Itzhak
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Haitink, Bernard; Foster, Lawrence; Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez, etc; Walton / Parkening

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1993-01-23

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Fantasía para un gentilhombre; William Walton: Bagatelles (5) for guitar
Performers: Browne, Geoffrey; Parkening, Christopher; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductors: Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Personnel: Christopher Parkening (guitar); Geoffrey Browne (English horn).

Recording information: Blackheath Concert Hall, London, England (1992)....continue...

Verdi: La Traviata / Ceccato, Sills, Gedda, Panerai

2 CD / EMI Classics / 1988-09-19

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Carlin, Mario; Elvin, William; Erwen, Keith; Fiorentini, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Panerai, Rolando; Sharpe, Terence; Sills, Beverly [Soprano Vocals]; van Allan, Richard [B...
Conductors: Alldis, John; Ceccato, Aldo
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Kathleen Battle Sings Mozart / Previn, Royal PO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1986-10-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio!, concert aria, K. 418; Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a); Il rè pastore, K 208; Basta, vincesti...Ah, non lasciarmi, K 486a (295a); Un moto di...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Griffiths, Barry; Harris, Dinah
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra