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Daniel Hope: The Warner Recordings - Bach, Mozart, Berg, Britten, Foulds, Shostakovich, Shankar, Falla et al. / Daniel Hope, violin

5 CD / Warner Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV ...
Performers: Bezuidenhout, Kristian; Blankestijn, Marieke; Chakraborty, Asok; Hope, Daniel [Violin]; Knauer, Sebastian; Martin, Jaime; Mazumdar, Gaurav; Sebastian, Gilda
Conductors: Norrington, Roger; Watkins, Paul; Oramo, Sakari; Shostakovich, Maxim

Called "adventurous and brilliant" by the New York Times, Hope was named "the most exciting British string player since Jacqueline du Pré," by the London...continue...

Pierre-Laurent Aimard: The Warner Recordings - works by Debussy, Ravel, Boulez, Berg, Ives, Ligeti et al.

6 CD / Warner Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Claude Debussy: Images for Piano, Set 1; Images for Piano, Set 2; Études (6) for piano, Book 1, L. 136/1-6; Études (6) for piano, Book 2, L. 136/7-12; Pour les huit doigts, etude for pi...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Cherrier, Sophie; Lubimov, Alexei [Piano]; Zimmermann, Tabea [Viola]

Pierre-Laurent Aimard has for decades acted as the foremost contemporary exponent of modern piano music, building a reputation for profound musicality across the works of...continue...

French Experience

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Prelude to the Te Deum; Gabriel Fauré: Elégie for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 24; Arthur Honegger: Pacific 231, symphonic movement for orchestra (Mouvement symphoniqu...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Amar, Genevieve; Baumont, Olivier; Demarquette, Henri; Domingo, Placido; Engerer, Brigitte; Fontaine, Robert; Graham, Susan; Haas, Monique; Hadley, Jerry; Jo, Sumi; Larmore, J...
Conductors: Devos, Louis; Dutoit, Charles; Sado, Yutaka; Runnicles, Donald; Jordan, Armin; Nagano, Kent; Janowski, Marek; Gardiner, John Eliot; Boulez, Pierre; Carella, Giuliano; Jennings, Joseph; Barenboim, Dan...
Ensemble: ; Chanticleer; Ensemble InterContemporain

1 1/2 hours of French sparkle and wit...continue...

The Spanish Experience: works by Rodrigo, Granados, Tarrega, et al.

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Enriqué Granados: 12 Danzas españolas, Op. 37; 6 Escenas románticas; Francisco Tárrega: Recuerdos de la Alhambra;...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Haas, Monique; Heisser, Jean-Francois; Isbin, Sharon; Jennings, Joseph; Larmore, Jennifer; Lendle, Wolfgang; Repin, Vadim [Violin]; Staier, Andreas [Keyboard]
Conductors: Serebrier, José; ; Jordan, Armin; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Lombard, Alain; Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: ; Pro Cantione Antiqua

1 1/2 hours of colourful Spanish classics...continue...

French Impressions: Works for Violin and Orchestra by Saint-Saens, Ysaye, Chausson, Ravel / Rachel Kolly d'Alba, violin

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-10-25

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Violin no 3 in B minor, Op. 61; Eugène Ysaÿe: Berceuse in F minor, for voilin & orchestra, Op. 20; Rève d'enfant for violin & piano, Op 14; Ernes...
Performers: d'Alba, Rachel Kolly
Conductors: Kantorow, Jean-Jacques; Axelrod, John

This is the 2nd Album release by remarkable Swiss violinist Rachel Kolly d'Alba, playing French & Belgian violin music....continue...

Piano Works By Ives, Bartok, Debussy / Joanna Macgregor, piano

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Charles Ives: Sonata for Piano no 1; Samuel Barber: Sonata for Piano in E flat minor, Op. 26; Excursions (4) for Piano, Op. 20; Béla Bartók: Mikrokosmos, Sz 107; Out of Doors, suite for...
Performers: MacGregor, Joanna [Piano]

Jack of all trades, Joanna MacGregor is a classical, jazz and contemporary pianist. She is also a promoter, artistic director, educator, and she runs her...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall, Snape Maltings....continue...

Beethoven, Ravel, Salonen, et al / Josefowicz

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-05-31

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Thème et Variations for Violin and Piano; Maurice Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major; Mark Grey: San Andreas Suite, for solo violin; Esa-Pekka Salonen: Lachen Verl...
Performers: Josefowicz, Leila; Novacek, John [Piano]

In choosing programming for her recital debut album, Leila Josefowicz was attracted to the unpredictability of combining familiar works, such as the Beethoven and the...continue...

Gershwin: Cuban Overture; Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-01-25

Works: George Gershwin: Cuban Overture; Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 2; Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Performers: Peck, Donald
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel

To get from the razzmatazz of Gershwin's Cuban Overture to the elevated ecstacy of Wagner's 'Liebestod' requires some dexterous programming. Luckily the compiler's art is...continue...

The Art of Susan Graham

6 CD / Warner Classics / 2010-10-26

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Paride ed Elena; Iphigénie en Tauride; Orphée et Eurydice; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze de Figaro; La clemenza di Tito; Le nozze di Figaro; Idomeneo; Lucio S...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Graham, Susan; Martineau, Malcolm
Conductors: Bicket, Harry; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Abel, Yves; Christie, William; Nagano, Kent; Nelson, John; Summers, Patrick;
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Oriol; Les Arts Florissants

The Daniel Hope Collection

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2010-03-23

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for piano, violin & orchestra in D major (reconst. by W...

The Hélène Grimaud Collection

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2010-03-23

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Fantasien, Op. 116; Drei Intermezzi, Op. 117; Klavierstücke, Op. 118;...
Performers: Grimaud, Hélène
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Sanderling, Kurt; Masur, Kurt; Zinman, David

The Pierre-Laurent Aimard Collection

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2009-05-04

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 15 in B flat major, K 450; Concerto for Piano no 27 in B flat major, K 595; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionat...

40 Most Beautiful Summer Classics - Mozart, Vivaldi, Debussy, etc

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Ralph Vaughan Williams: The lark ascending; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachiana ...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bayo, María; Buchbinder, Rudolf [Piano]; Crook, Howard [Tenor Vocals]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Graham, Susan; Höll, Hartmut; Heisser, Jean-Fran&cc...
Conductors: Scimone, Claudio; Masur, Kurt; Davis, Andrew; Krivine, Emmanuel; Bühl, Gregor; Parry, David; Nagano, Kent; López-Cobos, Jesús; Gardiner, John Eliot; Serebrier, José; Lombard...
Ensemble: ; I Solisti Veneti; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Lyon National Orchestra; Lyon Opera Orchestra; Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra

40 Most Beautiful Love Themes - Vivaldi, Mozart, Debussy, etc / Mehta, Ristenpart, Haitink, Scimone, Masur, et al

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Overture; Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a; Concerto ...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bax, Alessio [Piano]; Chambon, Jacques; Field, Joan; Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Grutzmann, Susanne; Guschlbauer, Theodor [Conductor]; Hanslip, Chloe [Violin]; Isbin, Sharon; Katsaris, Cypr...
Conductors: Guschlbauer, Theodor; Masur, Kurt; Janowski, Marek; Shostakovich, Maxim; Foster, Lawrence; Wolff, Hugh; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Rizzi, Carlo; Davis, Andrew; Lombard, Alain; ; Albert, Rudolf; Lazarev, A...
Ensemble: 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; Basel Symphony Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra; Borodin Quartet; Cleveland...

40 Most Beautiful Classical Anthems

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2007-08-21

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Tannhäuser; Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Aida, opera; Il Trovatore; Edward Elgar: Coronation Ode, Op. 44; Enigma Variations; Johann Sebas...
Performers: Alain, Marie-Claire; Domingo, Placido; Terfel, Bryn; Toso, Piero; Wilson, Stuart
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Barenboim, Daniel; Rizzi, Carlo; Davis, Andrew; Keilberth, Joseph; Gardiner, John Eliot; Santi, Nello; Lombard, Alain; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Scimone, Claudio; Leppard, Raymond; Conlon, ...

Bedtime Beats - The Secret to Sleep

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2006-09-12

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major; Pavane pour une infante défunte; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on G...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Clement, Alain; Crossland, Jill; Engel, Karl; Isbin, Sharon; Kniazev, Alexander; Laskine, Lily; Leister, Karl; Leonskaja, Elisabeth; Lugansky, Nikolai [Piano]; Pires, Maria-Jo...
Conductors: Griffiths, Howard; Lombard, Alain; Davis, Andrew; Sado, Yutaka; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Nagano, Kent; ; Zehetmair, Thomas; Jordan, Armin; Scimone, Claudio; Corboz, Michel; Orbelian, Constantine; Hager...
Ensemble: ; Berliner Solisten; Berne Symphony Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Ensemble Instrumental; Helsinki Strings; I Solisti Veneti; Lamoureux Concerts Association Orchestra; Lausanne Chamber Orche...

Personnel: Alain Clement (bass voice); Sharon Isbin (guitar); Karl Ludwig Leiter (clarinet); Karl Engel, Jill Crossland, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Lily Laskine, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Nikolai Lugansky , Ma...continue...

Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit; Carter / Aimard

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2005-06-21

Works: Maurice Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit; Elliott Carter: Night Fantasies; Diversions (2); 90+; Pierre-Laurent Aimard: Illustrated talk by Pierre-Laurent Aimard (Ravel & Carter)
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent

"[Pierre-Laurent Aimard] has the gift of making older music sound contemporary, of making new music sound rooted, and he plays the instrument about as well...continue...

Poèmes de l'amour - Debussy, Chausson, Ravel / Graham, et al

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2005-03-29

Works: Ernest Chausson: Poème de l'amour et de la mer, Op. 19; Maurice Ravel: Shéhérazade, poems (3) for soprano (or tenor) & orchestra (or piano); Claude Debussy: Poèmes (5) de ...
Performers: Graham, Susan
Conductors: Tortelier, Yan Pascal
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

Graham's unique charm is composed of her thrilling voice, an engaging and acting ability and her tall graceful stature. Her smooth lyric voice has an...continue...

Vadim Repin plays Debussy, Prokofiev, Ravel, Schuber, Sibelius, Tchaikosvksy

4 CD / Warner Classics / 2004-10-25

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K. 216; Concert...

East Meets West

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2004-09-14

Works: Ravi Shankar: Raga Piloo for sitar, violin & tabla; Sawara Kakali for sitar, violin & tabla (based on Raga Tilang); Maurice Ravel: Tzigane; Manuel de Falla: Suite Populaire Espagnole; Béla Bar...
Performers: Chakraborty, Asok; Hope, Daniel [Violin]; Knauer, Sebastian; Mazumdar, Gaurav; Sebastian, Gilda

"...technically brilliant, highly engaging performances. Daniel Hope gives the Bartok an exceptionally cinvincing and incisive reading and the Schnittke Sonata deserves the attention of these...continue...
This album was nominated for the 2005 Grammy Award for "Best Classical Crossover Album."

Personnel: Daniel Hope (violin); Gaurav Mazumdar (sitar).

Recording information: NDR, Rolf-Liebe...continue...

Artist Portrait - Martha Argerich

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2004-08-10

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Johannes Brahms: Waltz for piano, 4 hands in B major, Op. 39/1; Waltz for piano, 4 hands in E major, Op. 39/2; Waltz for piano, 4 hands in G sh...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Rabinovitch, Alexandre
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Orchestre de Paris

"Argerich fives an enthralling performance of masculine power and almost Lisztian majesty, yet she can be tender and sensual too." - Sunday Times "If anything,...continue...

Simply the Best - Classical Passion - Music for Lovers

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2003-05-20

Works: Erik Satie: Gymnopedie for piano no 1; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 102; Sergey Rachmanino...
Performers: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Borodina, Olga; Brodsky Quartet; Cleveland Orchestra; Cura, Jose; Katsaris, Cyprien; Klocker, Dieter; Legrand, Michel; Leonskaja, Elisabeth; Little, Tasmin; London Symphony Or...
Conductors: Janowski, Marek; Wolff, Hugh; Shostakovich, Maxim; Domingo, Placido; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Davis, Colin; Davis, Andrew; Foster, Lawrence; Lenárd, Ondrej; Guschlbauer, Theodor; Zehetmair,...
Ensemble: ; Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen; London Symphony Orchestra; ORTF Philharmonic Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra; St. Paul Chamber Orches...

Personnel: José Cura (tenor); Thomas Zehetmair (violin); Dieter Klöcker (clarinet); Güher Pekinel , Süher Pekinel , Michel Legrand, Cyprien Katsaris, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Nikolai ...continue...

Baby Play - Classical Favorites for Toddler's Playtime

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2002-06-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Johann Strauss II: Annen-Polka, Op. 117; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Georges Biz...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Barenboim, Daniel; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Guschlbauer, Theodor [Conductor]; Koopman, ...
Conductors: Koopman, Ton; Barenboim, Daniel; Masur, Kurt; Wolff, Hugh; Scimone, Claudio; Nagano, Kent; Marriner, Sir Neville; Guschlbauer, Theodor; Sado, Yutaka
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Gulbenkian Foundation Symphony Orchestra Lisbon; I Solisti Veneti; Lamo...