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Rameau: Les Indes Galantes Suite / Brüggen

1 CD / Philips / 2006-11-14

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Indes galantes
Conductors: Brüggen, Frans
Ensemble: Orchestra of the 18th Century

"I found the playing on this disc absolutely splendid. Frans Bruggen is a director who almost invariably finds something fresh and individual to say about...continue...

Dorati conducts Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Gershwin, et al

5 CD / Philips / 2005-09-27

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1947 version); Le sacre du printemps; Etudes (4) for orchestra; Sergey Prokofiev: Scythian Suite, Op. 20; Love for Three Oran...
Conductors: Dorati, Antal
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra

This set presents a wide selection of twentieth-century repertory that ranges from important masterpieces such as Stravinsky's 'The Rite of Spring' to rarities such as...continue...

Katia & Marielle Labèque - Piano Fantasy

6 CD / Philips / 2003-10-14

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for Piano 4 hands, WoO 1; Antonin Dvorák: Slavonic Dances (8) for piano, 4 hands, B. 78 (Op. 46); Slavonic Dances (8) for piano, 4 hands, B. 145 (Op. 72); ...
Performers: Labeque, Katia & Marielle
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo; Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra

Stravinsky: Rite of Spring; Scriabin / Gergiev, Kirov

1 CD / Philips / 2001-10-09

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps; Alexander Scriabin: La poème de l'extase
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Orchestra

Eloquence - Movie Classics - Music From Famous Films

1 CD / Philips / 2001-03-27

Works: Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Requiem in D minor, K 6...
Performers: Brymer, Jack; Civil, Alan; Domingo, Placido; Grumiaux, Arthur; Hajdu, István; Magaloff, Nikita; Marshall, Margaret; McNair, Sylvia; Shicoff, Neil
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Haitink, Bernard; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Davis, Colin, Sir; Mauceri, John; Monteux, Pierre; Prêtre, Georges; Gergiev, Valery; Marriner, Sir Neville; ; Negri, Vittorio
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Staatskapelle Chorus; Boston Symphony Orchest...

Philips 50 - Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet / Gergiev, Kirov

2 CD / Philips / 2001-03-13

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Orchestra

"When this urbane performance was first released, it stood with Ozawa's Boston recording as the most luxuriously colored and most scrupulously detailed version of the...continue...

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker / Fedotov/Kirov [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2000-12-12

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71
Conductors: Fedotov, Viktor
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Orchestra

Featuring the lead dancers of the great Russian Kirov Ballet, this performance was shot in 1994 in St. Petersburg. This popular ballet appeals to ballet-lovers...continue...
Run Time: 104 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround,
Country of Origin: Russia
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Various Artists / Essential Ballet [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2000-12-12

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71

Two contrasting gala performances, showcasing the great Russian principal dancers of our time in excerpts from the most popular ballets. The first was a glittering...continue...
Run Time: 117 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround,
Country of Origin: Russia
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Glass: Aguas de Amazona / UAKTI

1 CD / Philips / 1999-08-03

Works: Philip Glass: Seven or Eight Pieces for a Ballet; Metamorphoses (5)
Performers: Amaral, Regina Stela; De Souza, Decio Filho; Dos Santos, Paulo Sergio; Guimaraes, Marco Antonio; Ribeiro, Artur Andres; Riesman, Michael
Conductors: Guimaraes, Marco Antônio
Ensemble: Uakti

Stravinsky: The Firebird; Scriabin: Prometheus / Gergiev

1 CD / Philips / 1998-10-20

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra; Alexander Scriabin: Prometheus, Op. 60 "Poem of Fire"
Performers: Toradze, Alexander
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Orchestra

"Gergiev's 'Firebird' is certainly a startling performance. All manner of things probably contribute here to the impression of distinctive but completely natural pacing, timing, voicing...continue...

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker / Gergiev, Kirov Orchestra

1 CD / Philips / 1998-10-20

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Orchestra

The Royal Family of the Spanish Guitar / The Romeros

1 CD / Philips / 1997-05-13

Works: Spanish Traditional: Sevillanas; Enriqué Granados: Goyescas; Federico Moreno Torroba: Llamada; Sonatina for guitar; Isaac Albéniz: Suite española no 1, for piano, Op. 47, B. 7; Fernand...
Performers: Romero, Angel [Guitar]; Romero, Celedonio; Romero, Celin; Romero, Pepe
Conductors:
Ensemble: Los Romeros

The Vienna I Love / André Rieu

1 CD / Philips / 1997-01-14

Works: Johann Strauss I: Radetzky March, Op. 228; Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell; Franz von Suppé: Die leichte Kavallerie; Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow; Der Zarewitsch; Zigeunerliebe; Herma...
Conductors: Rieu, André
Ensemble: Johann Strauss Orchestra Netherlands

Tchaikovsky at Tea Time

1 CD / Philips / 1996-06-11

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Quartet for Strings no 1 in D major, Op. 11; Swan Lake; Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op....
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Heath, Kenneth [Cello]; Lloyd Webber, Julian; Maguire, Hugh; Mullova, Viktoria
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Monteux, Pierre; Davis, Colin; Gergiev, Valery; Ozawa, Seiji; Shostakovich, Maxim; Fistoulari, Anatole
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Beaux Arts Trio; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Kirov Theater Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty Highlights

2 CD / Philips / 1994-10-11

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a
Performers: Heath, Kenneth [Cello]; Maguire, Hugh
Conductors: Dorati, Antal; Fistoulari, Anatole
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; St. Bavo Cathedral Boys Choir

Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne, etc / de Almeida, Previn

1 CD / Philips / 1994-10-11

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Les contes d'Hoffmann; Gaîté Parisienne
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Almeida, Antonio de
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Debussy: Orchestral Music / Haitink, van Beinum

2 CD / Philips / 1994-02-15

Works: Claude Debussy: Berceuse heroïque; Images for Orchestra; Jeux; Marche écossaise sur un thème populaire; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Nocturnes (3) for Or...
Performers: Badings, Vera; Pieterson, George
Conductors: Beinum, Eduard Van; Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: ; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Beethoven: Complete Overtures, etc / Masur, Marriner

2 CD / Philips / 1994-02-15

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Coriolan Overture in C minor, Op. 62; Egmont, incidental music, Op. 84; King Stephan, Op. 117; Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43; Leonore Overture no 1 in C major, Op. 138; Leonor...
Conductors: Masur, Kurt; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

The Christmas Album / Canadian Brass

1 CD / Philips / 1990-10-16

Works: Ward Swingle: A Visit from St Nicholas; Traditional: Carol of the Bells; The first nowell; Angels from the realms of glory; Lully, lulla, thow littel tyne child "Coventry Carol"; D'où viens-tu...
Performers: Adams, Lydia; Davis, Aaron
Conductors:
Ensemble: Canadian Brass; Iseler Singers