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The Very Best of Kiri Te Kanawa

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-13

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

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

Michael Nyman: Double Concerto for Saxophone & Cello; Harpsichord Concerto; Trombone Concerto

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-10-04

Works: Michael Nyman: Concerto for saxophone, cello & orchestra; Concerto for harpsichord & strings; Concerto for trombone & orchestra
Performers: Chojnacka, Elisabeth; Harle, John; Lindberg, Christian; Lloyd Webber, Julian
Conductors: Nyman, Michael [Piano]
Ensemble: Michael Nyman String Orchestra

Affirming Michael Nyman's status as an innovator in orchestral music, these three concertos demonstrate a bold reinterpretation of musical traditions. This collection includes Nyman's Double...continue...
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Duke Ellington

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-05-17

Works: Duke Ellington: Caravan; Le Sucrier Velours; The Mooche; Sultry Sunset; Minnehaha; Isfahan, song; Sonnet for Caesar; Star-Crossed Lovers, song; In a Mellotone; I let a song go out of my heart; Don't ...
Performers: Barclay, John; Beckett, Edward; Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Brooks, Stuart; Downey, Alan; Eastop, Philip; Edwards, Terry [Bass Vocal]; Findon, Andrew; Harle, John; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano...
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Ensemble: Monty Alexander Trio

BBC Music Magazine
The Duke might have bridled at John Harle's arrangement of Ellington standards, but the saxophonist's virtuosity would have brought him to his feet.
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Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Divertimento; Songs; Symphony No. 3 - Kaddish 2

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-11-22

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Divertimento for Orchestra; 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue; Elegy for Mippy no 2; Symphony no 3 "Kaddish"; Chichester Psalms; To What You Said, for voice & piano
Performers: Barley, Peter; Bousfield, Ian; Colson, Kevin; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Gaines, Davis; Hampson, Thomas; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Kaye, Judy; Masters, Rachel; Miller, Tracey; Richardson,...
Conductors: Paavo, Järvi; McGlinn, John; Ericson, Eric

BBC Music Magazine
An hors d'oeuvre rather than an entree, but a fine introduction to Bernstein's music - original and utterly American
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Mahler: The Complete Works - 150th Anniversary Box

16 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Gustav Mahler: Das klagende Lied, cantata for soloists, chorus & orchestra; Quartet for Piano and Strings in A minor; Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 2 ...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bostridge, Ian; Connell, Elizabeth; Coote, Alice; Dose, Helena; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Hampson, Thomas; Harrison, Philip; Hill, Da...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; ; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Klemperer, Otto; Paavo, Järvi; Horenstein, Jascha; Tennstedt, Klaus; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Walter, Bruno; Barbirol...
Ensemble: ; Domus Ensemble (Piano Quartet); Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Gustav Mahler, born on 7th July 1860, was not only a great composer but a fine conductor who influenced his successors in both fields; indeed...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

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...

Composers in Person

22 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

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

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

American Classics - Foster, Griffes, Copland: Songs / Hampson, Ungar, Voight, Henricks, Zeger, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Stephen Foster: Introduction - Opening Solo Violin; Jeannie with the light brown hair; Hard times come again no more; The voice of bygone days; Work(s); Beautiful dreamer; That's what's the matter; S...
Performers: Alpher, David; Bargeron, Dave; Ecklund, Peter; Glaser, Matt; Hampson, Thomas; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Kinsella, Arnie; Kirk, John; Mason, Molly; Rust, Mark; Stover, Evan; Trischka, Tony; ...
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

BBC Music Magazine
Barbara Hendricks is securely idiomatic in Copland's wonder-filled Emily Dickinson settings and in Barber's gently nostalgic Knoxville: Summer of 1915.
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EMI American Classics - Elliot Carter / Ole Böhn, Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonetta, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Elliott Carter: Three Occasions; Concerto for Violin; Concerto for Orchestra
Performers: Bohn, Ole; Crees, Eric
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver
Ensemble: London Sinfonietta

It was as a teenager that Carter developed an interest in music, an interest that was encouraged by a friendship with Charles Ives. Like many...continue...

The King's Singers Greatest Hits

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-02-05

Works: John Lennon: Penny Lane; Help!; Yesterday; Eleanor Rigby; Paul Simon: Bridge Over Troubled Water; The Sounds of Silence; John David: You Are the New Day; Lionel Richie: Three Times A Lady; Cy Coleman...
Performers: Baines, Michael; Barrueco, Manuel; Chase, Roger; Crayford, Marcia; Fraser, John; Fullbrook, Charles; Gerhardt, Emil; Hadden, Nancy; Headley, Erin; Hickox, Richard [Conductor]; Jackman, Bill; Kampen, ...
Conductors: Davis, Carl

The King's Singers are a unique group. Aside from their unusual voice distribution (2 countertenors, 1 tenor, 2 baritones and a bass), they have, over...continue...

The Very Best of Kiri Te Kanawa

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2003-09-02

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Jules Massenet: Manon; Gustave Charpentier: Louise; Jacques Of...
Performers: Abbey Road Ensemble; Budd, Jeremy [Vocals]; Holloway, Laurie; Hughes, Jim; London Symphony Orchestra; Lusher, Don; New World Philharmonic, The; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Or...
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun; Tate, Jeffrey; Rudel, Julius; Haitink, Bernard; Pritchard, John; McGlinn, John; Tunick, Jonathan; Matz, Peter; Gamley, Douglas; Davis, Carl
Ensemble: ; Abbey Road Ensemble; Brussels National Opera Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; London Sinfonietta; London Symphony Orchestra; Maori Vocal Group; National Philharmonic Orchestra London members; New ...

Personnel: Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano); Jeremy Budd (treble); Richard Anaru (guitar); Jim Hughes (harmonica); Don Lusher (trombone); Laurie Holloway (piano); Mickey Ututaonga (drums, percussion); Charli...continue...

Kiri Sings Porter / Te Kanawa, Matz, New World Philharmonic

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1994-03-19

Works: Cole Porter: Red, Hot and Blue; Born to Dance; Paris; Can-can; Kiss Me, Kate; Jubilee; Broadway Melody of 1940; Ev'ry time we say goodbye; Gay Divorcée; Rosalie; You'd be so nice to come home ...
Performers: Emblow, Jack; Harle, John; Hughes, Jim; Lusher, Don; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Matz, Peter
Ensemble: New World Philharmonic