Moore, Gerald [Piano] > Post Romantic Period

Strauss: Four Last Songs; songs; Wolf: songs / Anneliese Rothenberger, soprano; Gerald Moore & Gunther Weissenborn, piano; Andre Previn

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, AV 150; Lieder (5), Op. 48; Lieder (4), Op. 27; Lieder (6), Op. 37; Befreit, Op. 39 no 4; Lieder (8), Op. 10; Hugo Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch I; Italienisches Li...
Performers: Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Rothenberger, Anneliese; Weissenborn, Gunther
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

In the recordings she made for Electrola in 1964, 1971 and 1974, Anneliese Rothenberger focused on two of the most important Lied composers of the...continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, London (12/13/1974-12/16/1974); Bürgerbräu, München (12/13/1974-12/16/1974); Abbey Road Studios, London (1964-07-16_1964-07-18&1971-); Bü...continue...

The Very Best of Nicolai Gedda

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Jules Massenet: Werther; Manon; Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23; Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann; Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, op...
Performers: Blanc, Ernest; Eyron, Jan; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Mallabrera, Andre; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Zareska, Eugenia
Conductors: Galliera, Alceo; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Dervaux, Pierre; Gardelli, Lamberto; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Downes, Edward; Patanè, Giuseppe; Bender, Heinrich; Dobrowen, Issay; ...

Nicolai Gedda, the most recorded tenor in history, was exceptionally versatile artist who has excelled in a wide variety of operatic roles as well as...continue...

The Very Best of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Ridente la calma, K 152 (210a); Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz...
Performers: Fischer, Edwin [Piano]; Gieseking, Walter; Grummer, Elisabeth; Jackson, Harold; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Galliera, Alceo; Pritchard, John; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Böhm, Karl; Susskind, Walter; Schmidt, Heinrich; Karajan, Herbert von; Matacic, Lovro von; Gellhorn, Peter; Szell, George; Ackermann, Otto

Multi-award winning opera singer Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, praised for the 'pristine beauty of her lyric soprano' voice by The Guardian, was revered in opera houses worldwide...continue...

Gustav Klimt: - Music of his Era from the Belle Epoque at the turn of the 19th century - works by Berg, Brahms, Wolf, Webern, Sieher et al.

1 CD / Preiser / 2012-12-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sinfonie no 9; Alban Berg: Sieben frühe Lieder; Franz Lehár: Vilja-Lied ("Es lebt eine Vilja") (from "Die lustige Witwe"); Johannes Brahms: Sonate für Klarinette ...
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Foggin, Myers; Harvey, Kathryn [Vocals]; Hongen, Elisabeth; Hotter, Hans; Kommerell, Heidi; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Ritterbusch, Sabine; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Thurston, Fr...
Conductors: Walter, Bruno; Goehr, Walter; Klemperer, Otto; Karajan, Herbert von; Scherchen, Hermann; Heger, Robert; Fricsay, Ferenc

This is a compilation of music that was performed at the turn of the 19th century, the Belle Epoque in which Gustav Klimt flourished....continue...

Essential Encores - Over 2 hours of great classical showpieces

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Antonio Bazzini: La ronde des lutins, Op. 25; Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Fritz Kreisler: La Gitana; Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Aram Khachaturian...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alagna, Roberto; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Balsom, Alison; Barrueco, Manuel; Bostridge, Ian; Brightman,...
Conductors: ; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Kempe, Rudolf; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Jansons, Mariss; Litton, Andrew; Karajan, Herbert von; Paavo, Järvi; Fisch, Asher; Barker, John
Ensemble: ; Nash Ensemble; Virtuosi

Essential Classics is a series of 2-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Presenting the bestloved and most popular works...continue...

Victoria from the Heart: Love Songs / Victoria de las Angeles, soprano

1 CD / Columna Musica / 2012-09-11

Works: Jean-Paul-Gilles Martini: Plaisir d'amour, for voice & piano (or orchestra); Franz Schubert: Gesänge (4) aus Wilhelm Meister, D 877/Op. 62; Gabriel Fauré: Les roses d'Ispahan, Op. 39 no 4; ...
Performers: Campora, Giuseppe; de los Angeles, Victoria; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Monte, Carlo del; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Morante, Manuel Garcia; Parsons, Geoffrey; Soriano, Gonzalo
Conductors: Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Prêtre, Georges; Jacquillat, Jean-Pierre; Morelli, Giuseppe; Susskind, Walter; Cluytens, André; Monteux, Pierre; Santini, Gabriele; Serafin, Tullio

The pieces on this CD help us remember the softer side of Victoria de los Angeles, a soprano with a magnificent and unique voice, through...continue...

Kathleen Ferrier, contralto: The Complete EMI Recordings

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orpheus and Eurydice; Orfeo ed Euridice; Johannes Brahms: Liebestreu, Op. 3 no 1; German folk songs (49) for voice & piano, WoO 33; Edward Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius; Ma...
Performers: Baillie, Isobel; Duval, Nel; Koeman, Greet; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Walter, Bruno; Karajan, Herbert von; Bruck, Charles

Described as a 'legend in her own lifetime', Kathleen Ferrier rose form obscurity to become one of the most sough-after contraltos of the 20th century....continue...

Masterpieces

2 CD / ZYX Records Import / 2012-04-17

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Don Giovanni; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Maigesang, song for voice & piano, Op. 52/4; Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natu...
Performers: Billing, Klaus; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Klust, Hertha; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Seefried, Irmgard; Weissenborn, Gunther
Conductors: Fricsay, Ferenc; Cluytens, André; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Karajan, Herbert von

The Very Best of Victoria de Los Angeles

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-13

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Suor Angelica; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci; Alfredo...
Performers: Björling, Jussi; De Larrocha, Alicia; de los Angeles, Victoria; Monte, Carlo del; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Soriano, Gonzalo
Conductors: Santini, Gabriele; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Serafin, Tullio; Morelli, Giuseppe; Cellini, Renato; Gui, Vittorio; Susskind, Walter; Fistoulari, Anatole; Monteux, Pierre; Cluytens, André; Frühbec...

Much of her charm and ease of communication derived from her Spanish background. The dark-hued good looks married to the warm, Mediterranean tints in her...continue...

The British Composers Guide to Britain

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-08-23

Works: Eric Coates: Knightsbridge March; London Suite; Edward Elgar: Cockaigne (In London Town), concert overture, Op. 40; Severn Suite, Op. 87; Caractacus, Op. 35; Percy Grainger: Handel in the Strand; Bri...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bayl, Benjamin; Bell, David [Organ]; Benson, Garth; Bostridge, Ian; Brannigan, Owen; Bullard, Thomas; Harvey, Frederi...
Conductors: Groves, Charles, Sir; Barbirolli, John; del Mar, Norman; Ord, Boris; Previn, Andre; Layton, Stephen; Cleobury, Stephen; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Bishop, Christopher; Irving, Rober...
Ensemble: ; London Music Group; Polyphony (Vocal Ensemble)

This bright and breezy guide takes us in 50 stops from London, round Essex and East Anglia, up to Scotland, then - via Wales and...continue...

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

Very Best of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Franz Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795; Das Lied im Grünen, D 917/Op. 115 no 1; Der Tod und das Mädchen, D 531/Op. 7 no 3; Du bist die Ruh, D 776/Op. 59 no 3; Der Jüngli...
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; McCracken, James [Tenor Vocal]; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Sawallisch, Wolfgang [Conductor/Piano]; Veyron-Lacroix, Robert
Conductors: Szell, George; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Erede, Alberto; Barbirolli, John
Ensemble: Academy Of St Martin In The Fields; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berliner Symphoniker; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

Great British Sopranos / Maggie Teyte, Isobel Baillie, Eva Turner, Margaret Sheridan

1 CD / Regis Records / 2011-07-03

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Giacomo Puccini: Madam Butterfly; La Boheme; Claude Debussy: Pelleas et Melisande; Syrinx; Emile Paladilhe: Psyché; Reynald...
Performers: Baillie, Isobel; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Catley, Gwen; Garden, Mary; Labette, Dora; Licette, Miriam; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Nicholls, Agnes; Pertile, Aureliano; Sheridan, Margaret; Solomon, Lionel; Sud...
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Robinson, Eric; Sabanjo, Carlo; Goossens, Eugene, Sir

Regis presents a selection of pre-war performances by Great British sopranos in repertoire which secured their reputations. Familiar figures such as Maggie Teyte, Isobel Baillie,...continue...

Seine Grössten Erfolge: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

10 CD / Red/membran / 2011-02-15

Works: Albert Lortzing: Zar und Zimmermann; Undine; Der Wildschütz; Otto Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Don Giovanni;...
Performers: Billing, Klaus; Casa, Lisa della; Fehrenberger, Lorenz; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Frick, Gottlob; Greindl, Josef; Greverus, Boris; Klust, Hertha; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Reutter, Hermann; Schock, Rud...
Conductors: Schuchter, Wilhelm; Fricsay, Ferenc; Rother, Artur; Kraus, Richard; Keilberth, Joseph; Cluytens, André; Ludwig, Leopold; Böhm, Karl; Schmitz, Paul; Lohe, Jean; Busch, Fritz; Rossi, Mario;...

Essential Rachmaninov

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-02-15

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Songs (14), Op. 34; Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3; Vespers, Op. 37; Moment musicaux, Op. 16; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Sonat...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Anievas, Agustin [Piano]; Clein, Natalie; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Dessay, Natalie; Gavrilov, Andrei; Gedda, Nicolai; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Kharitonov, Dimitri; Moore, Ger...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Schoenwandt, Michael; Cleobury, Stephen; Jansons, Mariss; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Previn, Andre; Berglund, Paavo

Schubert, Wolf: Lieder / Schwarzkopf

3 CD / Orfeo / 2010-08-10

Works: Hugo Wolf: Goethe Lieder; Epiphanias ("Die heilign drei König"); Ganymed ("Wie im Morgenglanze"), song for voice & piano (Goethe Lieder); Im Frühling; Elfenlied; Lebe wohl; Mörike Lied...
Performers: Furtwangler, Wilhelm; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth

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...

Classical Legends - In Their Own Words

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-08

Works: Spoken Word: Classical Legends in Their Own Words
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bumbry, Grace; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Kissin, Evgeni; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Raimondi, Ruggero; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Toml...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Klemperer, Otto; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Erede, Alberto; Abbado, Claudio; Muti, Riccardo; Haitink, Bernard; Pappano, Antonio; Ashkenazy, Vladi...

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All is co-ordinated by Jon Tolansky...[who] is good at putting things in context and moving the whole presentation along with the seamless legato that...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...

Icon: Tito Gobbi / The Complete Solo Recordings

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-03-23

Works: Francesco Cilèa: L'Arlesiana; Adriana Lecouvreur; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Zazà, opera; Pagliacci; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Le nozze di Figaro; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlo; Otello...
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Arie, Raffaele; Callas, Maria; Canali, Anna Maria; Caselli, Dario; Clabassi, Plinio [Bass Vocal]; Cornoldi, Claudio; de los Angeles, Victoria; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Dickie...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Erede, Alberto; Robertson, James; Green, Philip; Susskind, Walter; Braithwaite, Warwick; Olivieri, Dino; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Bizzelli, Annibale; Serafin, Tullio; Santini, Ga...

This 5-CD set, devoted to the outstanding Italian baritone Tito Gobbi, is a further release in the EMI Classics ICON series. The bulk of this...continue...

Icon: Nicolai Gedda

11 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-03-23

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 189, "Meine Seele rühmt und priest" (by Melchior Hoffmann), BWV 189; Cantata no 55, "Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht," BWV 55; Cantata no 160, "Ich weis...
Performers: Blanc, Ernest; Callas, Maria; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Clark, Raymond; Downes, Ralph; Dupré, Desmond; Eyron, Jan; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Halverson, Alan [Organ]; Malcolm, George; Mall...
Conductors: ; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Klemperer, Otto; Wangenheim, Volker; Heger, Robert; Bender, Heinrich; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Galliera, Alceo; Froment, Louis de; Dervaux, Pierre...
Ensemble: ; Balalaika-Ensemble Tschaika; Schola Cantorum Basiliensis Orchestra

Swedish tenor Nicolai Gedda was a famous opera singer and recitalist. Having made some two hundred recordings, Gedda is said to be the most widely...continue...

The Great EMI Recordings: Paul Tortelier

20 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-03-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Suite for Cello solo no 2 i...
Performers: Alexander Tcherepnin [Composer/Piano]; Brown, Timothy; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Heidsieck, Eric; Iwasaki, Shuku; Janopoulo, Tasso; Johnston, Robert; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Me...
Conductors: Ledger, Philip, Sir; Tortelier, Paul; Faerber, Jörg; Tortelier, Maud; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Berglund, Paavo; Previn, Andre; Frémaux, Louis; Plasson, Michel; Boult, Adrian; Davies, Meredith...
Ensemble: ; London Mozart Players

Paul Tortelier, born in Paris in 1914, became very well known in Britain through his remarkable program for BBC Television in which he gave to...continue...
Includes work(s) by François Couperin....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...

Best Cello 100 / Various

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2009-07-07

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; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Ce...
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...

Vocal Legends Vol 8 - Helge Rosvaenge

1 CD / ARS Productions / 2009-05-09

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon, J 306; Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov; Hugo Wolf: Gedichte (3) von Robert Reinick; Mörike Lieder
Performers: Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Rosvaenge, Helge

Helge Roswaenge (1897-1972) was a famous Danish operatic tenor whose career became restricted to Germany, Austria and occupied Europe because of World War II. He...continue...

Icon - Hans Hotter sings Bach, Brahms, Schubert, etc

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 82, "Ich habe genug" BWV 82; Johannes Brahms: German Requiem, Op. 45; Serious Songs (4), Op. 121; Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 86; Mit vierzig Jahren ist der Ber...
Performers: Graml, Helmut; Hotter, Hans; Jones, Geraint; Kuen, Paul; Lagger, Peter; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Raucheisen, Michael; Schmitt-Walter, Karl; Sutcliffe, Sidney
Conductors: Bernard, Anthony; Karajan, Herbert von; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Zallinger, Meinhard von; Ludwig, Leopold
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

World-renowned singer Hans Hotter made a career for himself singing the great Wagnerian bass-baritone roles. His magnetic stage presence and booming tone made him ideal...continue...

Icon - Victoria de los Angeles - The Voice of an Angel Sings Puccini, Verdi, etc

7 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Ernani; Otello; Simon Boccanegra; La traviata; Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; Il barbiere di Siviglia; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Alfredo ...
Performers: Bjorling, Jussi; Borelli, Giannella; Christoff, Boris; Croisier, Marcelle; De Larrocha, Alicia; de los Angeles, Victoria; Drolc, Eduard; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gedda, Nicolai; Gerard, Jean-Claude...
Conductors: Morelli, Giuseppe; Robinson, Stanford; Susskind, Walter; Villa-Lobos, Heitor; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Santini, Gabriele; Cellini, Renato; Serafin, Tullio; Gui, Vittorio; Monteux, Pierre; Cluytens, Andr...

The distinguished Spanish soprano Victoria de los Angeles was one of the best-loved classical singers of the 20th century. With a voice of exceptional beauty,...continue...

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Marta Fuchs - Arias from Tristan und Isolde, Die Walküre, etc

1 CD / Preiser / 2008-10-14

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Die Walküre; Götterdämmerung; Richard Strauss: Arabella; Franz Schubert: Gretchen am Spinnrade, D 118; An den Fr...
Performers: Fuchs, Marta; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Raucheisen, Michael; Vocals], Paul Schoffler [Baritone; Wieber, Elsa
Conductors: Seidler-Winkler, Bruno; Leonhardt, Carl; Reuss, Wilhelm Franz

Vaughan Williams - The Collector's Edition / Willcocks, Boult, Bean, Barbirolli, et al

30 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"; A London Symphony (Symphony no 2) (Original 1913 version); Symphony no 8 in D minor; Symphony no 3 for soprano or tenor & orchestra ("Pastoral"...
Performers: Adler, Larry; Allen, Thomas; Angas, Richard; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Aronowitz, Cecil; Asch, David van; Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Balmain, Ian; Barlo...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Boult, Adrian; Silvestri, Constantin; Banks, Eric; Groves, Charles, Sir; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Barbirolli, John; Hickox, Richard; O'Brien, Brendan; Davies, Meredith; Willcocks, Davi...
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; King's College Choir, Cambridge; London Madrigal Singers; London Music Group; London Philharmonic Orch...

This 30-CD budget boxed set contains all of the hits, as well as other gems such as 'A Sea Symphony', 'Fantasia on Christmas Carols', 'On...continue...

The Essential Vaughan Williams / Willcocks, Boult, Bean, Barbirolli, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The lark ascending; Linden Lea; Fantasia on Greensleeves; House of life; English Folk Song Suite; The Vagabond ("Give to me the life I love"), song for voice & piano (or orche...
Performers: Angas, Richard; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Asch, David van; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bayl, Benjamin; Bean, Hugh; Bostridge, Ian; Bowen, Kenneth; Burrowes, Norma; Case, John C...
Conductors: Boult, Adrian; Barbirolli, John; ; Marriner, Sir Neville; Willcocks, David; Bishop, Christopher; Neary, Martin; Moore, Philip; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; King's College Choir, Cambridge; London Music Group; London Symphony Orchestra; The Wallace Collection; Winchester Cathedral Choir; York Minster Choir

This essential collection presents 30 Vaughan Williams favorites on 2 CDs. It includes such classic recordings as 'The Lark Ascending' with Hugh Bean, the 'Tallis...continue...

The Art of Christa Ludwig

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-04-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 94; Liebestreu, Op. 3 no 1; Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 19; Songs (4) for voice & piano, Op. 46; Songs (8) for voice & piano, Op. 59; Songs (5) ...
Performers: Callas, Maria; de Peyer, Gervase; Downes, Herbert; Fleming, Amaryllis; Ludwig, Christa; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parsons, Geoffrey; Schock, Rudolf [Tenor Vocal]; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Stich-Randall, ...
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto; Böhm, Karl; Stein, Horst; Forster, Karl; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Serafin, Tullio; Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Ludwig's range of repertoire was remarkable, from Bach through Mozart to Brahms, Mahler and Strauss. She was equally at home in German Lieder, French melodies,...continue...

Prima Voce - Spanish Songs / Victoria de los Angeles

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2008-03-11

Works: Enriqué Granados: Colección de tonadillas; Joaquín "Quinito" Valverde Sanjuán: Clavelitos!, for voice & piano; Jesús Guridi: Canciones castellanas (6); Joaquin Nin: C...
Performers: de los Angeles, Victoria; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Tarrago, Renata

This Prima Voce disc is a transfer of recordings made in the '50s that show Victoria de Los Angeles' voice in all its pristine, youthful,...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...

Lieder Recital / Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Gerald Moore

1 CD / Archipel / 2007-07-17

Works: Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel: Bist du bei mir; Alessandro Parisotti: Se tu m'ami; George Frederick Handel: Atalanta, HWV 35; Christoph Willibald Gluck: La rencontre imprévue; Ludwig van Beeth...
Performers: Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth

Wolf: Lieder / Schwarzkopf, Moore

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-03-06

Works: Hugo Wolf: Goethe Lieder; Epiphanias ("Die heilign drei König"); Nimmer will ich dich verlieren, song for voice & piano (Goethe Lieder); Ganymed ("Wie im Morgenglanze"), song for voice & piano (...
Performers: Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth

Elisabeth Schwazkopf - 1915-2006

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-01-16

Works: Hugo Wolf: Elfenlied; Goethe Lieder; Ganymed ("Wie im Morgenglanze"), song for voice & piano (Goethe Lieder); Lieder (6) für eine Frauenstimme; Alte Weisen (6); Wenn du zu den Blumen gehst, song...
Performers: Gieseking, Walter; Grummer, Elisabeth; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parsons, Geoffrey; Schmitt-Walter, Karl; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Sutcliffe, Sidney
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; De Sabata, Victor; Ackermann, Otto; Serafin, Tullio; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Krips, Josef; Dart, Thurston; Galliera, Alceo
Ensemble: ; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf is universally acknowledged as one of the greatest singers of the 20th century. Blessed with a voice of exquisite beauty, as well as...continue...

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - Unpublished EMI Recordings 1946-52

2 CD / Testament / 2006-11-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 51, "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen," BWV 51; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a); Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Das Veilchen,...
Performers: Feasey, Norman; Hudez, Karl; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Pougnet, Jean; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Susskind, Walter; Krips, Josef; Braithwaite, Warwick; Dobroven, Issay

"A glimpse into the singer's workshop" - a phrase from Schwarzkopf's spoken introduction to her excerpts from 'The Magic Flute' - aptly describes this collection...continue...

The Art of Victoria de los Angeles - Mozart, Puccini, etc

2 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2005-11-04

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Charles Gounod: Faust; Jules Massenet: Manon; Enrique Granados: Goyesc...
Performers: Björling, Jussi; Canali, Anna Maria; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Gobbi, Tito; Los Angeles, Victoria de; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Valletti, Cesare
Conductors: Susskind, Walter; Fistoulari, Anatole; Monteux, Pierre; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra; Rome Opera House Chorus; Rome Opera House Orchestra

This 2-CD set features a rich anthology of this singers recordings: from the early recordings of the 1940s, to her unforgettable interpretations of Spanish folk...continue...

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Victoria de Los Angeles Vol 2

1 CD / Preiser / 2005-10-01

Works: Enriqué Granados: Colección (7) de canciones amatorias; Ernesto Fusté: Háblame de amores; Joaquín Turina: Triptico, Op 45; Joaquín "Quinito" Valverde Sanjuán: Cla...
Performers: de los Angeles, Victoria; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Tarrago, Renata

Die Salzburger Liederabende, 1956 - 1965

11 CD / Orfeo / 2005-05-06

Works: Franz Schubert: Der Atlas ("Ich unglückselger Atlas"), song for voice & piano (Schwanengesang), D. 957/8; Ihr Bild ("Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen"), song for voice & piano (Schwanengesang),...
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Seefried, Irmgard; Werba, Erik [Piano]

Jeno Hubay: Violin Vorks / Charles Castleman, et al

2 CD / Music & Arts / 2005-04-01

Works: Jenö Hubay: Scène de la Csárda no 8 for violin & piano (or orchestra) ("Azt mondják nem adnak" [They Say They D; Scène de la Csárda no 3 for violin & piano ("Maros Vize"...
Performers: Castleman, Charles; d'Aranyi, Jelly; Eisner, Maurice; Foldes, Andor; Grunberg, Jacques; Gyarfas, Ibolyka; Herz, Otto; Hobday, Ethel; Hubay, Jeno; Kerekjarto, Duci de; Liachowsky, Waldemar; Moore, Ger...
Conductors: Rodan, Mendi; Fricsay, Ferenc
Ensemble: Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra; Eastman Chamber Ensemble

"A feast for Hubay fans. The first disc is devoted to some of Hubay's Scènes de la Csarda in performances by Charles Castleman with the...continue...

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Victoria de los Angeles

1 CD / Preiser / 2004-11-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Charles Gounod: Faust; Jules Massenet: Manon; Manuel de Falla: Dance n...
Performers: de los Angeles, Victoria; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Newton, Ivor
Conductors: Susskind, Walter; Fistoulari, Anatole; Robinson, Stanford

To Music / Isobel Baillie & Kathleen Ferrier

1 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2004-10-01

Works: Henry Purcell: Bid the virtues; Stript of their green our groves appear, Z 444; I saw that you were grown so high, Z 387; Indian Queen, Z 630; King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z 628; George Freder...
Performers: Baillie, Isobel; Moore, Gerald [Piano]

The Auer Legacy Vol 2

2 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2004-10-01

Works: Efrem Zimbalist: Polish Dance; Hebrew Melody & Dance; Tor Aulin: Water-Colours (4) for violin and piano; César Cui: Kaleidoscope, pieces (24) for violin & piano, Op. 50; Camille Saint-Saë...
Performers: Adler, Clarence; Bay, Emanuel; Bonime, Josef; Brown, Eddy; Chotzinoff, Samuel; Katims, Milton; Kaufman, Harry; koff, Mischa; Kusmiak, Eugene; Macmillen, Francis; Milstein, Nathan; Mittmann, Leopold; ...

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...

Hugo Wolf Centenary / Naval, Steiner, Culp, Janssen, et al

1 CD / Symposium / 2004-03-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Der Wanderer, D 489 (493a)/Op. 4 no 1; Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D 774; Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Der Erlkönig, D 328; Ave Maria; An...
Performers: Bake, Otto; Baker, Charles Albert; Bos, Coenraad van; Culp, Julia; Dessoir, Susanne; Durigo, Ilona; Ekeblad, Maria; Eweyk, Arthur van; Gerhardt, Elena [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Gruning, Wilhelm; Moore,...

William Primrose - The Early Recordings - Violin and Viola

1 CD / Pearl / 2004-02-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 2 in A major, BWV 1015; Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Camille Saint-Saëns: Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra in ...
Performers: Gauntlett, Ambrose; Goossens, Sidonie; Menges, Isolde; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Morris, G. O'Connor; Primrose, William; Templeman, H.G.; Ticehurst, John

The Very Best of Victoria de Los Angeles

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2003-04-22

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Suor Angelica; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; ...
Performers: Björling, Jussi; De Larrocha, Alicia; de los Angeles, Victoria; Monte, Carlo del; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Soriano, Gonzalo
Conductors: Santini, Gabriele; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Serafin, Tullio; Morelli, Giuseppe; Cellini, Renato; Gui, Vittorio; Susskind, Walter; Fistoulari, Anatole; Monteux, Pierre; Cluytens, André; Frühbec...

De Los Angeles - Scarlatti, Handel, Berlioz, et al / Moore

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-02-01

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: Il Pirro e Demetrio; George Frederick Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63; Franz Schubert: Mein! ("Bächlein, lass dein Rauschen sein"), song for voice & piano (Die schöne...
Performers: de los Angeles, Victoria; Moore, Gerald [Piano]
Conductors: Schwarz, Rudolf
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

De los Angeles makes her debut on BBC Legends with a recital from the 1957 Edinburgh Festival. The French chansons, German Lieder and Spanish Folk...continue...

Singers to Remember - Nancy Evans - The Comely Mezzo

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories Import / 2002-10-08

Works: Adrian W. Beecham: Outward Bound, for voice & piano; The Willow Song, for voice & piano; O Mistress Mine, for voice & piano; Frederick Delius: English Songs (3), for voice & piano, RT v/12; Danish So...
Performers: Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Evans, Nancy; Foss, Hubert; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Morris, Gareth; Newton, Ivor; Noble, Dennis
Conductors: Jacques, Reginald; Munro, Ronnie
Ensemble: Jacques Orchestra; Orchestra