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Max Bruch: Violin Concerto; Korngold: Violin Concerto in D; Chausson: Poeme / Arabella Steinbacher, violin

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2013-03-26

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Ernest Chausson: Poème for Violin and Orchestra in E flat major, Op. 25; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Performers: Steinbacher, Arabella
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence
Ensemble: ; Orquestra Gulbenkian

In recent years violinist Arabella Steinbacher has risen to the top of her league. A young performer with such an exceptional musical mind and nigh-flawless...continue...
Recording information: Grand Auditorium, Foundation Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portug (07/2012)....continue...

This England - works by Elgar, Vaughan Williams and Britten / Carlos Kalmar, Oregon SO

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Edward Elgar: Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 "In London Town"; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 5 in D major; Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes; Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from "Peter Grimes")
Conductors: Kalmar, Carlos
Ensemble: ; Oregon Symphony Orchestra

Pentatone releases its second album with the Oregon Symphony, playing 'This England.' PentaTone has already planned a third album with these forces in 2013 as...continue...
Personnel: Nancy Ives (cello).

Recording information: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, Oregon (2012-02-18_2012-02-19&2012-)....continue...

In Memoriam: Yakov Kreizberg, 1959-2011 / Works by Dvorak, Debussy, Wagner, Tchaikovsky & Struss Jr.

2 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2012-03-27

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Water Goblin, Op. 107/B 195; Noon Witch, Op. 108/B 196; Golden Spinning Wheel, Op. 109; Wood Dove, Op. 110/B 198; Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un...
Performers: Fischer, Julia [Violin]; Kreizberg, Yakov [Conductor]; Tsibulevsky, Vadim
Conductors: Kreizberg, Yakov
Ensemble: ; Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam; Russian National Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Music allows us to really find our inner self, to be free to search for those things that we normally don't have the opportunity or...continue...

Music for a Time of War by Ives, Adams, Britten, Vaughn Williams

1 CD / PentaTone Classics / 2011-10-25

Works: Charles Ives: Contemplations (2); John Adams: The Wound-Dresser; Benjamin Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 4 in F minor
Performers: Iwasaki, Jun; Sylvan, Sanford; Work, Jeffrey
Conductors: Kalmar, Carlos

Since the Oregon Symphony was established more than 100 years ago, it has been recognized for its internationally acclaimed music directors, skilled performers, diverse programs...continue...
Recording information: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR (05/07/2011-05/08/2011)....continue...

Pentatone: The First 10 Years [11 Hybrid SACD - DSD]

11 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; Sextet for Strings in D major, Op. 70 "Souvenir de Florence"; Romeo & Juliet; Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95...
Performers: Beekman, Bram; Chen, Sa; Fischer, Julia [Violin]; Helmchen, Martin; Kodama, Mari [Piano]; Marriner, Andrew; Steinbacher, Arabella
Conductors: Boni, Marco; Kreizberg, Yakov; Murphy, Simon; Foster, Lawrence; Janowski, Marek; Marriner, Sir Neville; Vonk, Hans; Pletnev, Mikhail; Nagano, Kent; Spanjaard, Ed
Ensemble: ; Chamber Soloists of The New Dutch Academy; New Dutch Academy

Celebrating over a decade of quality releases is Pentatone's newest compilation; 'Pentatone, The First 10 Years'. This 10-disc set, recorded in SA-CD sound for superior...continue...

Villa Lobos, Boïeldieu, Rodrigo: Harp Concertos / Catherine Michel, harp

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: François-Adrien Boieldieu: Harp Concerto in C major; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Harp Concerto, for harp & orchestra, A. 515; Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto serenata for Harp
Performers: Michel, Catherine [Harp]
Conductors: Almeida, Antonio de
Ensemble: Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra

World-renowned harpist, Catherine Michel, joins forces with the Orchestre National de L'opera de Monte Carlo under the direction of Antonio de Almeida to bring you...continue...
Recording information: Alcazar, Monte Carlo (11/1973)....continue...

Bartók: First Rhapsodie; Deux Portrait

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2010-11-16

Works: Zoltán Kodály: Dances of Galánta; Háry János, suite from the opera for orchestra; Béla Bartók: Portraits (2) for violin and orchestra, Op. 5/Sz 37; Rhapsody for Vio...
Performers: Best, Kenneth; Costea, Mihaela; Dupuy, Cyril; Georgie, Esther; Luxton, Jonathan
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence

"As a leading interpreter of the music of Enescu, it's hardly surprising that Lawrence Foster should feel such a strong empathy with the Ligeti, and...continue...
Recording information: Grande Auditório of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, (11/2009)....continue...

Korngold: Symphony in F; Much Ado About Nothing

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2010-10-26

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Symphony in F sharp major, Op. 40; Much Ado About Nothing, incidental music, Op. 11
Conductors: Albrecht, Marc

Recording information: Salle Erasme, Palais de Musique, Strasbourg, France (03/2010)....continue...

Bartók: Violin Concertos / Arabella Steinbacher

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2010-08-31

Works: Béla Bartók: Concerto for Violin no 2 in B minor, Sz. 112, BB 117; Concerto for Violin no 1, Sz 36
Performers: Steinbacher, Arabella
Conductors: Janowski, Marek

"Ms. Beamish is becoming a major figure in music from the UK. Listeners interested in following new music from that part of the world will...continue...
Recording information: Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland (06/2009-07/2009)....continue...

Dukas: Sorcerer's Apprentice; Ravel: Mother Goose Suite; Koechlin

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2010-07-27

Works: Paul Dukas: L'apprenti sorcier; Maurice Ravel: Ma mère l'oye; Charles Koechlin: Les bandar-log, Op. 176
Conductors: Albrecht, Marc

Recording information: Palais de la Musique et des Congrès, Strasbourg, France (10/2008)....continue...

Stravinsky: Monumentum; Mass; Symphony of Psalms

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2010-04-27

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Monumentum pro Gesualdo di Venosa ad CD annum, for orchestra; Mass; Choral-Variationen über das Weinachtslied "Von Himmel hoch", transcription for chorus & orchestra (a; Symphon...
Performers: Michiels, Jan; Spinetti, Inge
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe

Recording information: deSingel, Antwerp, Belgium (01/30/2009-01/31/2009)....continue...

Berg: 3 Orchester Stücke; Strauss

1 CD / PentaTone Classics / 2009-11-17

Works: Alban Berg: Pieces (3) for orchestra, Op. 6; Altenberg Lieder (5), Op. 4; Early Songs (7); Johann Strauss II: Wein, Weib und Gesang, Op. 333
Performers: Iven, Christiane
Conductors: Albrecht, Marc

Shostakovich: Symphony no 15 Op 141, Hamlet Op 32 / Pletnev, et al

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2009-04-28

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 15 in A major, Op. 141; Hamlet, incidental music, Op. 32 (unrelated to film score)
Performers: Gotthelf, Alexander
Conductors: Pletnev, Mikhail
Ensemble: Russian National Orchestra

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra - Hans Vonk

1 CD / PentaTone Classics / 2007-10-30

Works: Claude Debussy: La mer; Maurice Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales; La valse; Albert Roussel: Bacchus et Ariane, ballet, Op. 43
Conductors: Vonk, Hans
Ensemble: The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

Shostakovich: Symphonies no 5 & 9 / Yakov Kreizberg, et al

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2007-03-27

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47; Symphony no 9 in E flat major, Op. 70
Conductors: Kreizberg, Yakov
Ensemble: Russian National Orchestra

"These are two of the most brilliant and insightful Shostakovich performances to come along in quite a while, and that's saying a lot given the...continue...

Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé Suites no 1 & 2, Boléro, etc

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2007-03-27

Works: Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 1; Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 2; Ma mère l'oye; Boléro
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

"These are superb remasterings of quadraphonic analog recordings made by Philips in the 1970s. The sound is vivid and colorful but not garish, and it...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony no 8 / Berglund, et al

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2006-06-20

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 8 in C minor, Op. 65
Conductors: Berglund, Paavo
Ensemble: Russian National Orchestra

Not until later on, in his posthumously published memoirs, did Shostakovich provide a personal insight into his Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65,...continue...

Ravel, Prokofiev: Concertos, etc / Schlimé, et al

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2006-04-18

Works: Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major; Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Piano no 5 in G major, Op. 55; Francesco Tristano: Reveal (improvisation); Progression (improvisation); Return (improvisat...
Performers: Tristano, Francesco
Conductors: Pletnev, Mikhail
Ensemble: Russian National Orchestra

Shostakovich: Symphonies no 1 & 6 / Jurowski, et al

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2006-03-21

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; Symphony no 6 in B minor, Op. 54
Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir

This is the second release in the symphony cycle started in the Shostakovich year 2006 by PentaTone together with the Russian National Orchestra and its...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony no 11 / Pletnev, et al

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2006-02-21

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 11 in G minor, Op. 103 "Year 1905"
Conductors: Pletnev, Mikhail
Ensemble: Russian National Orchestra

In his Memoirs, first published in the USA in 1979, Shostakovich wrote of the Eleventh Symphony "Although I named it 'The Year 1905', it refers...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Suite no 3; Stravinsky / Jurowski, et al

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2006-01-17

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Suite for Orchestra no 3 in G major, Op. 55; Igor Stravinsky: Divertimento, symphonic suite for orchestra from the ballet The Fairy's Kiss
Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir

Russian born Vladimir Jurowski is considered one of the most talented young conductors. He is Music Director of the Glyndebourne Opera Festival, Principal Guest Conductor...continue...

Britten: Frank Bridge variations; Bartók, Hartmann

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-07-19

Works: Benjamin Britten: Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, for strings, Op. 10; Karl Amadeus Hartmann: Concerto Funebre for violin & string orchestra; Béla Bartók: Divertimento for String Orc...
Performers: Lunt, Beverley; Nikolic, Gordan; Stegenga, Herre-Jan; Wolfe, Richard; Zahn, Annette

"All the elements for a great recording are present here. Each of the three works is a masterpiece by one of the great composers of...continue...

Tour de France Musicale / Kreizberg, Netherlands PO

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-06-21

Works: Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 2; Miroirs; Boléro; Gabriel Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80; Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi ...
Performers: Berendse, Leon
Conductors: Kreizberg, Yakov
Ensemble: Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra

PentaTone presents 'Tour de France Musicale' an SACD recording full of the beautiful music of Ravel, Faure and Debussy. The Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra delivers a...continue...

Schmidt: Symphony no 4, etc / Kreizberg, Netherlands PO

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-06-01

Works: Franz Schmidt: Symphony no 4 in C major; Notre Dame
Conductors: Kreizberg, Yakov
Ensemble: Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra

"It's so good to see that new releases on SACD aren't limited to standard repertoire, and this excellent performance of Franz Schmidt's masterful Fourth Symphony...continue...

Keisuke Wakao plays Mozart, et al / Friends of the Boston SO

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-06-01

Works: Johann Christian Bach: Quartet for flute (or oboe/violin), violin, viola & cello in B flat major Op. 8/6, CW B56 (T. 307/2); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Oboe and Strings in F major, K 370 (3...
Performers: Barker, Edwin; Basrak, Cathy; Knudsen, Sato; Lowe, Malcolm; Martin, Thomas [Clarinet]; Romanul, Victor; Wakao, Keisuke

Russian Orthodox Church Music / Gedda, Evetz, et al

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-06-01

Works: Aleksandr Mikhailovich Ivanov-Kramskoi: The Lord's Prayer, for chorus; Alexander Nikolsky: The Eternally Begotten and Co-eternal Son; Nikolay Alexandrovich Sokolov: Lord, Now Lettest Thou Thy Servant...
Performers: Gedda, Nicolai
Conductors: Evetz, Eugen
Ensemble: Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Paris Choir

Includes invincible lord of hosts....continue...

Super Audio CD Sampler

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-06-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Quartet for Oboe and Strings in F major, K 370 (368b); Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"; Felix Mendelsso...
Performers: Basrak, Cathy; Beekman, Bram; Eschkenazy, Vesko; Knudsen, Sato; Kodama, Mari [Piano]; Kralingen, Miranda van; Louwens, Christian; Lowe, Malcolm; Lugansky, Nikolai [Piano]; Spanjaard, Ed; Wakao, Keisu...
Conductors: Boni, Marco; Kreizberg, Yakov; Haenchen, Hartmut; Korniev, Nikolai; Spanjaard, Ed; Murphy, Simon; Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Netherlands Chamber Choir; Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra; New Dutch Academy; Royal Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Russian National Orchestra; St. Petersburg Cham...

Super Audio CD Sampler - RQR

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-06-01

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Pathétique Symphony, Op. 74; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Horn no 1 in D major, K. 412/514...
Performers: Chorzempa, Daniel [Organ]; Civil, Alan; Gazzelloni, Severino; Gedda, Nicolai; Haas, Werner [Piano]; Kovacevich, Stephen; Pieterson, George
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Davis, Colin; Marriner, Sir Neville; Schroder, Jaap; ; Inbal, Eliahu; Varviso, Silvio; Evetz, Eugen; Krips, Josef; De Waart, Edo
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Concerto Amsterdam; Dresden State Opera Orchestra; Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra; I Musici; Orchestre de P...

Stravinsky / Paavo Järvi, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-06-01

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale), concert suite for 7 instruments; Rag-time for 11 instruments; Concerto for chamber orchestra in E flat major ("Dumbarton Oaks"); Concerto f...
Conductors: Järvi, Paavo

"This lively and lovable disc of Stravinsky's neoclassical and small ensemble pieces stands with the best available. The two Suites for Small Orchestra never have...continue...

Russian Ballet Suites - Prokofiev, et al / Vedernikov

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-06-01

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Pieces (10) for Piano from "Romeo and Juliet", Op. 75; Aram Khachaturian: Circus; Dmitry Shostakovich: The Bolt, suite from the ballet, Op. 27a
Conductors: Vedernikov, Alexander
Ensemble: Russian National Orchestra

Giuliani, Rodrigo: Guitar Concertos / P. & A. Romero, et al

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-06-01

Works: Mauro Giuliani: Guitar Concerto no 1 in A major, Op. 30 (versions for guitar & orch; gt. & string quartet); Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto madrigal for 2 Guitars; Sones en la Giralda
Performers: Michel, Catherine [Harp]; Romero, Angel [Guitar]; Romero, Pepe
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Almeida, Antonio de
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; National Orchestra Monte Carlo

These performances of Giulini's Guitar Concerto No. 1 and Rodrigo's Concierto Madrigal have been acclaimed since their first release by Philips Classics in the mid-1970s....continue...

Russian Violin Concertos / Julia Fischer, et al

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-06-01

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Violin no 1 in D major, Op. 19; Alexander Glazunov: Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 82
Performers: Fischer, Julia [Violin]
Conductors: Kreizberg, Yakov
Ensemble: Russian National Orchestra

"This performance takes the music seriously, and Fischer more than holds her own in the outer movements where the violin needs to be able to...continue...

The Fascinating George Gershwin

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-06-01

Works: George Gershwin: An American in Paris; Preludes (3) for piano; Lady, be Good; Girl Crazy; Oh, Kay!; Lullaby, for string quartet; Rhapsody in Blue; Goldwyn Follies; Bob Zimmerman: Triple Tribute (afte...
Performers: Angelov, Ludmil; Eschkenazy, Vesko; Horsch, Gregor; Mijnders, Marijn; Pieterson, George; Rieken, Herman; Rubingh, Henk

"Gershwin's works can take almost anything arrangers throw at them, so these violin-and-piano transcriptions do not fail to please. The performers sound like they are...continue...