Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano] > EMI Classics

Concertos by Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, Liszt, Brahms / Barenboim, Fischer, Oistrakh. Otto Klemperer

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Horn no 1 in D major, K 412 (386b); Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, K 417; Concerto for Horn no 3 in E flat major, K 447; Concerto for Horn no 4 in E fla...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Civil, Alan; Fischer, Annie; Menuhin, Yehudi; Oistrakh, David
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: ; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Otto Klemperer's death, EMI Classics pays tribute to the incomparable conductor with the release of an extensive edition of...continue...

Brahms: Clarinet Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2; Beethoven: Clarinet Trio / Gervase de Peyer, clarinet; Jacqueline du Pré, cello, Daniel Barenboim, piano

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-08-28

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for clarinet (or viola) & piano no 1 in F minor, Op. 120/1; Sonata for clarinet (or viola) & piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 120/2; Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano, Clari...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; de Peyer, Gervase; du Pre, Jacqueline

The internationally celebrated cellist Jacqueline du Pré died a tragically early death. Among her best chamber music recordings is this reading of Beethoven's Clarinet Trio...continue...
Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London....continue...

The Very Best of Daniel Barenboim from the EMI Catalog [2 CDs]

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-17

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Trio for Piano and Strings no 5 in G major, K 564; Variations (10) for Piano in G major on Gluck's "Unser dummer Pöbel meint"...
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bonig, Andrea; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Evans, Geraint [Baritone]; Finnila, Birgit; Garrard, Don; Harper, Heather; Hohn, Carola...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Boulez, Pierre; Barbirolli, John

Daniel Barenboim was born in Buenos Aires in 1942 and received his first piano lessons at age five from his mother. Later, he studied under...continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20, 21, 23 & 27 / Daniel Barenboim

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466; Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Concerto for Piano no 27 in B flat major, ...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra

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

Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 5, 8 & 9 / Pinchas Zukerman, violin; Daniel Barenboim, piano

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 5 in F major, Op. 24 "Spring"; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 8 in G major, Op. 30 no 3; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreu...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Zukerman, Pinchas

The Very Best of Janet Baker

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio; George Frederick Handel: Messiah; Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah; On Wings of Song; Johannes Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Gesänge (2) for Alto, Viola and ...
Performers: Aronowitz, Cecil; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Hugh, Timothy; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parsons, Geoffrey; Previn, Andre...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Boult, Adrian; Barbirolli, John; Previn, Andre; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: ; Academy Of St Martin In The Fields; Choir Of King's College, Cambridge; English Chamber Orchestra; Hallé Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Chopin Ballets

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-05-17

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Les sylphides, ballet (arrangement); Mazurka for piano no 41 in C sharp minor, Op. 63/3, CT. 91; Waltz for piano no 10 in B minor, Op. 69/2, CT. 216; Mazurka for piano no 2...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Anievas, Agustin [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Gammon, Philip; Gavrilov, Andrei; Ohlsson, Garrick; Ousset, Cecile; Smith, Ronald
Conductors: Irving, Robert; Lanchbery, John

BBC Music Magazine
Fine performances of the orchestrated ballets
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Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos / Klemperer, Barenboim

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-03-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. ...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto

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

Schumann 200th Anniversary: Orchestral

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Robert Schumann: Symphony no 1 in B flat major ("Spring"), Op. 38; Symphony no 4 in D minor, Op. 120; Overture, Scherzo & Finale for orchestra in E minor / E major, Op. 52; Symphony no 2 in C major, ...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Joy, Andrew; Jurkiewicz, Rainer; Poltl, Joachim; Putnam, Kathleen; Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech; Zacharias, Christian; Zimmermann, Frank Peter
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Muti, Riccardo; Vonk, Hans; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich

Schumann:

Symphonies Nos. 1-4 (Complete). Wolfgang Sawallisch

Overture, Scherzo, and Finale, Op. 52. Staatskapelle Dresden, Wolfgang Sawallisch

Violin Concerto in D minor. ...continue...

50 Best Mozart

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Concerto for Clarinet in A, K 622; Symphony no 25 in G minor, K 183; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C, K 467; Symphony no 35 in D, "Haffner", K...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Anna, Donna; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kathleen; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Carolis, Natale de; Causse, Gerard [Viola...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Zinman, David; Tate, Jeffrey; Faerber, Jörg; Welser-Möst, Franz; Barenboim, Daniel; Muti, Riccardo

Schumann 200th Anniversary: Lieder

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Robert Schumann: Liederkreis, Op. 39; Dichterliebe, Op. 48; Liederkreis, 9 songs for voice & piano, Op. 24; Gedichte (12), Op. 35; Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42; Die Kartenlegerin ("Schlief die Mutte...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Banse, Juliane; Bar, Olaf; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Deutsch, Helmut; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Forsberg, Bengt; Hampson, Tho...
Conductors: Klee, Bernhard

Schumann:

Liederkreis, Op. 39. Olaf Bar

Dichterliebe, Op. 48. Olaf Bar

Liederkreis, Op. 24. Olaf Bar

12 Gedichte, Op. 35. Olaf Bar

Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. ...continue...

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Recordings from the Archives

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-04-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Schilderung eines Mädchens, song for voice & piano, WoO 107; Selbstgespräch ("Ich, der mit flatterndem Sinn"), song for voice & piano, WoO 114; Feuerfarb ("Ich weiss e...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Höll, Hartmut; Menuhin, Yehudi; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Reimann, Aribert; Schiff, Heinrich

These recordings made between 1959 and 1984 by one of the 20th century's most questing and influential singers - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - are appearing for...continue...

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: The Great EMI Recordings [11 CD]

12 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-04-06

Works: Wilhelm Müller: Der Dichter, als Prolog (poem); Der Dichter, als Epilog (poem); Franz Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, song cycle, for voice & piano, D. 795 (Op. 25); Die Forelle ("In ei...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Engel, Karl; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Höll, Hartmut; Klust, Hertha; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Reimann, Aribert; Reutter, Hermann; Richter, Sviatoslav; Sawall...
Conductors: Barbirolli, John; Szell, George

Since the 1950s, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau has defined the art of lieder-singing. This 11-CD set brings together his landmark recordings for EMI, among them the song...continue...

Essential Cello

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Cello Concarto in B minor, RV 424; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C; Luigi Boccherini: Sonata n...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Capuçon, Gautier; Capuçon, Renaud; Chang, Han-Na; Clein, Natalie; Cohen, Robert [Cello]; Cole, Maggie; Dedyukhin, Alexander; du Pré, Jacquel...
Conductors: Warren-Green, Christopher; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Kangas, Juha; Masur, Kurt; Tortelier, Paul; Jansons, Mariss; Chung, Myung-Whun; Giulini, Carlo Maria; ; Macal, Zdenek; Plasson, Michel; Handley, Ver...
Ensemble: ; Members of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Nash Ensemble

Essential Chopin

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for Piano in E flat major, B 62/Op. 18 "Grande valse brillante"; Nocturne for piano no 20 in C sharp minor, KK IVa/16, CT. 127 (B. 49); Ballade for Piano no 3 in A fl...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Anievas, Agustin [Piano]; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Egorov, Youri; Fliter, Ingrid; Gavrilov, Andrei; Go...
Conductors: Kletzki, Paul; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw

Best Violin 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-01-26

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in A major, Op. 2 no 2/RV 31; Fritz Kreisler: Sonata for Violin in G minor 'The De...
Performers: Balsam, Artur; Barbizet, Pierre; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Capucon, Renaud; Chang, Sarah; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Domingo,...
Conductors: Lysy, Alberto; ; Halstead, Anthony; Accardo, Salvatore; Pritchard, John; Karajan, Herbert von; Marriner, Sir Neville; Boult, Adrian; Kondrashin, Kirill; Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Dervaux, Pierre; Previn...
Ensemble: ; Camerata Lysy Gstaad; Europa Galante; Hanover Band

This 6-CD set contains a fine collection of 100 favorite violin classics, performed by some of the world's leading artists. Among them are giants of...continue...

Best Chopin 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-01-26

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for Piano in E flat major, B 62/Op. 18 "Grande valse brillante"; Waltz for piano no 2 in A flat major, Op. 34/1, CT. 208; Waltz for piano no 3 in F major, Op. 34/3, C...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Arrau, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bunin, Stanislav; Cziffra, Gyorgy; Egorov, Youri; Fliter, Ing...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Kletzki, Paul; Dutoit, Charles; Maksymiuk, Jerzy

100 Best Chopin Classics is the next release in EMI's highly successful 100 Best series. This 6 CD box set contains all the most familiar...continue...

The Complete Chopin Edition

16 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-01-26

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Fantasia for Piano and Orchestra in A major on Polish Airs, Op 13; Rondo f...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Anievas, Agustin [Piano]; Arrau, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Barto, Tzimon; Bordoni, Paolo; Brantelid, Andreas; Clein, Natalie; Favaretto, Giorgio; Frang, Vilde ...
Conductors: Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw

To celebrate his monumental 200th anniversary, EMI Classics releases Frederic Chopin's complete works featuring his most beloved piano sonatas, mazurkas, waltzes, nocturnes, polonaises, etudes, improm...continue...

Best Cello 100 / Various

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-08-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Concerto for Harpsichord in F mi...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Braley, Frank; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Carrington, Simon; Casals, Pablo; Chang, Han-Na; Clein, Natalie; Cohen, Rob...
Conductors: Zukerman, Pinchas; Warren-Green, Christopher; Barbirolli, John; Brown, Iona; Linde, Hans-Martin; Kangas, Juha; Masur, Kurt; Tortelier, Paul; Jansons, Mariss; Pesek, Libor; Davis, Andrew; Chung, Myung...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; English Chamber Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Gustav Mahl...

This 6-CD set contains a fine collection of 100 favorite cello classics, performed by some of the world's leading artists. Among them are giants of...continue...

Icon - Dame Janet Baker - The Beloved Mezzo Sings Mahler, Elgar, Berlioz, Chausson, etc

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-02

Works: Johannes Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Richard Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder; Richard Strauss: Lieder (5), Op. 32; Lieder (4), Op. 36; Lieder (4), Op. 27; Lieder (3), Op. 43; Edward Elgar: Sea Pictures,...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Gauntlett, Ambrose; Isepp, Martin; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parsons, Geoffrey; Spencer, Robert [Lute]; Whittaker, Douglas
Conductors: Boult, Adrian; Barbirolli, John; Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Leppard, Raymond; Menuhin, Yehudi; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

A new release in the recently-launched EMI Classics ICON Series, this 5-CD set is dedicated to Dame Janet Baker, long praised as one of the...continue...

Jacqueline Du Pré: The Complete Recordings [Box Set]

17 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-10-23

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; Carnival of the animals; Antonin Dvorák: C...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bradley, Desmond; de Peyer, Gervase; Downes, Herbert; du Pré, Jacqueline; Ellis, Osian; Jesson, Roy; Kovacevich, Stephen; Lush, Ernest; Mo...
Conductors: Barbirolli, John; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Barenboim, Daniel; Boult, Adrian

"Considering her recording career sadly last barely a dozen years, seeing that Jacqueline du Pre's complete EMI recordings fill 17 full CDs is another testament...continue...

Gemini - Beethoven: Violin Sonatas; Tchaikovsky / Zukerman, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-11-21

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for violin & piano no 7 in C minor ("Eroica"), Op. 30/2; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 8 in G major, Op. 30 no 3; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 10 in G major, Op. 96; S...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; du Pre, Jacqueline; Zukerman, Pinchas

Beethoven: Piano Concertos / Barenboim, Klemperer, et al

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-10-03

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. ...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: John Alldis Choir; New Philharmonia Orchestra

Best Mozart 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Symphony no 25 in G minor, K 183 (173dB); Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Symphony no 3...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Anna, Donna; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kathleen; Bostridge, Ian; Bracht, Roland; Brendel, Wolfgang; Brymer, Jack [C...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Zinman, David; Tate, Jeffrey; Faerber, Jörg; Welser-Möst, Franz; Barenboim, Daniel; Muti, Riccardo; Mackerras, Charles, Si...
Ensemble: ; Collegium Cartusianum; Consortium Classicum; Melos Ensemble of London; Members of the Sinnhoffer Kammerorchester München ; Members of the Vienna String Sextet (Members); Nash Ensemble; Sabine...

This collection features the top 100 tracks loved the world over, made popular by films such as 'Amadeus' and featured in TV commercials. Many may...continue...

Gemini - Beethoven: Piano Trios Op 1 & 97 / Barenboim, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-05-02

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in E flat major, Op. 1 no 1; Trio for Piano and Strings in G major, Op. 1/2; Trio for Piano and Strings no 10 in E flat major, Op. 44 "Variations...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; du Pre, Jacqueline; Zukerman, Pinchas

Gemini -Beethoven: Piano Trios, etc / du Pré, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-05-02

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano and Strings no 5 in D major, Op. 70 no 1 "Ghost"; Trio for Piano and Strings in E flat major, Op. 70/2; Trio for Piano and Strings no 11 in G major, Op. 121a "Kak...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; du Pre, Jacqueline; Kovacevich, Stephen; Zukerman, Pinchas

Gemini - Beethoven: Violin Sonatas 1-6 / Zukerman

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-05-02

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in D major, Op. 12 no 1; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 12; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in E flat major, Op. 12 no 3; Son...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Zukerman, Pinchas

Gemini - Brahms: Piano Concertos, etc / Barenboim

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-02-21

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. Anthony"; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83; Tragic Overture, Op....
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]
Conductors: Barbirolli, John

Gemini - Brahms, Chopin, Franck: Sonatas / du Pré, Barenboim

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-02-15

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 1 in E minor, Op. 38; Sonata for Cello and Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 99; Frédéric Chopin: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, B 160/Op. 65...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; du Pre, Jacqueline

Gemini - Beethoven: Cello Sonatas, etc / Barenboim, du Pré

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-02-15

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 1 in F major, Op. 5 no 1; Sonata for Cello and Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 5 no 2; Sonata for Cello and Piano no 3 in A major, Op. 69; Sonata for Ce...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; du Pre, Jacqueline

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

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-08-10

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Gabriel Fauré: Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Pavane, Op. 50; Elégie for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 24; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14)...
Performers: Banse, Juliane; Barbirolli, John, Sir [Conductor]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Chang, Han-Na; du Pre, Jacqueline; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Lagerspetz, Juhani; London Philharmonic Orchestra, Th...
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard; ; Barbirolli, John; Giulini, Carlo Maria
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic

This installment of EMI's "Best...Album in the World...Ever" series features classical pieces that emphasize the cello, performed by various combos and soloists and spanning history. It includes the m...continue...

Brahms: Cello Sonatas; Bruch: Kol Nidrei / Du Pre, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2002-05-07

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 1 in E minor, Op. 38; Sonata for Cello and Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 99; Max Bruch: Kol Nidrei for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 47
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; du Pre, Jacqueline
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

Admirers of the life and art of Jacqueline du Pre will be thrilled that three, little known recordings of immense historical importance, from her brief...continue...

The Very Best of Janet Baker

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2002-04-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70; On Wings of Song; Johannes Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Gesänge (2)...
Performers: Aronowitz, Cecil; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Hugh, Timothy; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parsons, Geoffrey; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Boult, Adrian; Barbirolli, John; Previn, Andre; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; English Chamber Orchestra (Chamber orchestra); London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

"And it really is the very best. [Janet Baker's] early Schubert with Gerald Moore, together with the single example of her Mahler, reveal a deep...continue...

Beethoven: Complete Symphonies, etc / Klemperer, Barenboim

9 CD / EMI Classics / 2000-11-07

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Grosse Fuge for String Quartet in B flat major Op....
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Hotter, Hans; Kmentt, Waldemar; Lovberg, Aase Nordmo; Ludwig, Christa
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

"By and large, the transfers offer noticeable if not drastic sonic advances over previous incarnations. There's more focus to the lower strings and woodwinds, plus...continue...

Mozart: The Complete Piano Sonatas, etc / Daniel Barenboim

8 CD / EMI Classics / 2000-11-07

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 1 in C major, K. 279 (K. 189d); Sonata for Piano no 2 in F major, K. 280 (K. 189e); Sonata for Piano no 3 in B flat major, K. 281 (K.189f); Sonata for Pia...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]

Beethoven: Piano Concertos no 4 & 5 / Barenboim, Berlin PO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2000-08-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Cadenzas (2) to Mozart's Piano Concerto no 20 in D minor, KV466
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Mozart: Piano Concertos no 21 & 27 / Barenboim, English CO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1999-10-19

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Piano no 27 in B flat major, K 595
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra

A Lasting Inspiration / Jacqueline Du Pré

2 CD / EMI Classics / 1999-09-14

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 2 in D major, Op 101/H 7b no 2; Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Maria Theresia von Parad...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; du Pré, Jacqueline; Ellis, Osian; Jesson, Roy; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Williams, John [Guitar]; Zukerman, Pinchas
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Barbirolli, John

Jacqueline Du Pré's illustrious career was cut short by multiple sclerosis in 1973, but in the short time between her debut and retirement, she secured her place as one of the century's great cel...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Concertos no 2 & 3 / Barenboim, Berlin PO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1999-08-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas / Daniel Barenboim

10 CD / EMI Classics / 1998-10-20

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 1 in F minor; Sonata for Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 2 no 2; Sonata for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 2 no 3; Sonata for Piano no 5 in C minor, Op. 10 no 1; Sona...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]

"You won't find a better cycle, especially for the price. More than 11 hours of pre-romantic bliss and great but ingenuous pianism, in perfect harmony...continue...

Mozart: Complete Piano Concertos / Barenboim, English CO

10 CD / EMI Classics / 1998-10-20

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F major, K. 37; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, K. 39; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D major, K 40; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, K 41;...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

Beethoven: Triple Concerto, etc / Perlman, Ma, Barenboim

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1995-11-21

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto"; Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy"
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bonig, Andrea; Hohn, Carola; Kammerloher, Katharina; Lindskog, Par; Ma, Yo-Yo; Perlman, Itzhak; Wottrich, Endrik
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Stoy, Ernst
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin State Opera Chorus

"Ma is a relative newcomer to the wonderful musical relationship Barenboim and Perlman enjoyed together with Jacqueline DuPre', early in their careers. But Ma, the...continue...

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

Beethoven: Piano Trios, etc / Barenboim, Zukerman, Du Pré

3 CD / EMI Classics / 1989-06-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in E flat major, Op. 1 no 1; Trio for Piano and Strings in G major, Op. 1/2; Trio for Piano and Strings no 10 in E flat major, Op. 44 "Variations...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; du Pre, Jacqueline; Zukerman, Pinchas