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Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 "Organ"; Dukas: L'Apprenti Sorcier / Levine

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-04-10

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"; Paul Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice (L'apprenti sorcier), symphonic scherzo for orchestra; Hector Berlioz: Le corsaire Overture, ...
Performers: Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Deutsche Grammophon presents First Choice, its new flagship mid-price series. The series features top artists - Claudio Abbado, the Emerson String Quartet, Helene Grimaud, Herber...continue...

The Best of Placido Domingo: A Portrait / Verdi, Gounod, Boito, Puccini

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Giovanna D'Arco; Un Ballo in Maschera; Don Carlo; Charles Gounod: Faust; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; Tosca
Performers: Capecchi, Renato; Domingo, Placido; Estes, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Freni, Mirella; Milnes, Sherrill; Scotto, Renata
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Levine, James; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Prêtre, Georges; Rudel, Julius; Bartoletti, Bruno

By now he has sung 123 different roles, more than any other tenor in the annals of music, with at least two more new roles...continue...

Creepy Classics: Halloween's Greatest Hits

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-09-20

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV 565; Charles Gounod: Funeral March of a Marionette, for piano or orchestra in D minor; John Williams: Jaws; Jerry Goldsmith: The Omen; Bernard H...
Performers: Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Williams, John; Mauceri, John; Herrmann, Bernard; Levine, James; Dutoit, Charles; Karajan, Herbert von; Sinopoli, Giuseppe

All of the beloved classics that resonate within all of us as the creepiest (yet spooky fun) music we've come to associate with Halloween. This...continue...
Don't expect to hear a version of "Monster Mash" among the 11 tracks on this Halloween-themed set. These are orchestral arrangements of classical pieces that reflect the macabre side of things, includ...continue...

Love Classics: Favorite Love Duets / Puccini, Verdi, Donizetti, Delibes

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Manon Lescaut; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; La Traviata; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Gaetano Doniz...
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Burles, Charles; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Gruberova, Edita; Kraus, Alfredo [Ten...
Conductors: Schippers, Thomas; Lombard, Alain; Karajan, Herbert von; Rescigno, Nicola; Bartoletti, Bruno; Levine, James; Muti, Riccardo; Barbirolli, John
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic; London Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

50 Best Opera

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Così fan tutte, K 588; Gioachino Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia; Giuseppe Verdi: Don ...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Allen, Thomas; Bacquier, Gabriel; Bastin, Jules; Bavarian State Opera Orchestra; Behrens, Hildegard; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Blanc, Ernest; Caballe, Montserrat; Call...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Haitink, Bernard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Norrington, Roger; Böhm, Karl; Levine, James; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Serafin, Tullio; Mehta, Zubin; Ceccato, Aldo; Karajan, Herbert von;...

Brahms Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-02-02

Works: Johannes Brahms: Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80; Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/5; Pieces (6) for Piano, Op. 118; Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Concerto f...
Performers: Deutsch, Helmut; Kirchschlager, Angelika [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Oppitz, Gerhard; Serkin, Rudolf; Szeryng, Henryk
Conductors: Szell, George; Scholz, Alfred; Monteux, Pierre; Levine, James; Reiner, Fritz

Verdi Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-02-02

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Nabucco; La Traviata; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Don Carlo; Otello; La Forza Del Destino
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Caballe, Montserrat; Caruso, Enrico; Cotrubas, Ileana; Domingo, Placido; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Moffo, Anna; Pavarotti, Luciano; Price, Leontyne; Scotto,...
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard; Shaw, Robert; Previtali, Fernando; Buckley, Emerson; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Mehta, Zubin; Pritchard, John; Cellini, Renato; Masini, Gianfranco; Levine, James; Schippers, Thomas; Pr...

Mozart Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-03-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Sonata for Piano no 15 in C major ("Sonata semplice") K. 545; Symphony...
Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; De Larrocha, Alicia; Donat, Zdislawa; Entremont, Philippe; Hucke, Helmut; Jones, Mason; Mintz, Shlomo; Penzel, Erich; Raimondi, Ruggero; Ritzkowsky, Johannes;...
Conductors: Szell, George; Davis, Colin; Levine, James; Leinsdorf, Erich; Bruno, Weil; Spivakov, Vladimir; Maazel, Lorin; Ormandy, Eugene; Fiedler, Arthur;
Ensemble: ; Boston Pops; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; Members of the Collegium Aureum (Members)

Rachmaninov Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-03-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Suite for 2 Pianos no 1, Op. 5 "Fantaisie-tableaux"; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Songs (12), Op. ...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Bronfman, Yefim [Piano]; Douglas, Barry [Piano/Conductor]; Feltsman, Vladimir [Piano]; Laredo, Ruth; Neriki, Shigeo; Rachmaninov, Sergei; Starker, Janos; Volodos, Arcadi
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Temirkanov, Yuri; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

An Hour with Rachmaninov

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2008-08-19

Works: Sergei Rachmaninov: Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Op. 43; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27; Sonata for Cello and Piano ...
Performers: Bronfman, Yefim; Feltsman, Vladimir; Laredo, Ruth; Neriki, Shigeo; Rachmaninov, Sergei; Starker, János; Volodos, Arcadi [piano]
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Temirkanov, Yuri; Levine, James
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

Greatest Classical Hits - Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-09-11

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris; Preludes (3) for piano; Cuban Overture; Porgy and Bess
Performers: Bernstein, Leonard
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

Puccini Opera Favourites

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-05-22

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; La Fanciulla del West; Suor Angelica; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot
Performers: Bjorling, Jussi; Caballe, Montserrat; Campora, Giuseppe; Cavalli, Floriana; Corelli, Franco; Craig, Charles; de los Angeles, Victoria; Dimitrova, Ghena; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Kraus, Alfredo...
Conductors: Collins, Michael; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Erede, Alberto; Patanè, Giuseppe; Levine, James; Guadagno, Anton; Ferraris, Franco; Santini, Gabriele; Magiera, Leone; Gardelli, Lamberto; Fistoulari...

Brahms: Piano Concertos no 1 & 2, etc / Emanuel Ax, et al

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2007-01-09

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Rhapsodies (2) for piano, Op. 79; Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 119; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83; Intermezzi (3) for piano...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Eskin, Jules
Conductors: Levine, James; Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra

One of the most acclaimed Brahms interpreters of his generation, pianist Emanuel Ax made recordings of the composer's works for both RCA Red Seal and...continue...

Classical Chisine: Mangia Italiano!

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-12-05

Works: Ottorino Respighi: Pines of Rome; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Arcangelo Corelli: Sonatas ...
Performers: Bruggen, Frans [Conductor]; Bylsma, Anner; Lamon, Jeanne; Leonhardt, Gustav; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Lamon, Jeanne; Kapp, Richard; ; Pritchard, John; Condie, Richard P.; Schippers, Thomas; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Chicago Orchestra, Brass Section; Cleveland Orchestra Brass; Philadelphia Orchestra Brass

Weekend Classics - A Verdi Weekend

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-11-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; La traviata; Nabucco; Rigoletto; Otello; Aida, opera; Macbeth; Falstaff; I lombardi; Don Carlos; Un ballo in maschera; Simon Boccanegra
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carbonari, Virgilio; Cotrubas, Ileana; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Foiani, Giovanni; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Giacomotti...
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Kleiber, Carlos; Abbado, Claudio; Kubelik, Rafael; Levine, James; Sinopoli, Giuseppe
Ensemble: ; Bavarian State Opera Chorus; Bavarian State Opera Orchestra; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Moments of Passion

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-10-03

Works: Placido Domingo, Jr.: Willkommen Bei Uns (Welcome), for voice & orchestra; Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Tosca; Gianni Schicchi, opera; La bohème; Agustín Lara: Granada; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigo...
Performers: Arteta, Ainhoa; Caballe, Montserrat; Denver, John; Domingo, Placido; Hernandez, Julio; Hernandez, Orlando; Kaye, Jeff; Mayone, Gary; McGovern, Maureen; Milnes, Sherrill; Mula-Tchako, Inva; Plishka, P...
Conductors: Grin, Leonid; Cobos, Luis; Silvetti, Bebu; Mehta, Zubin; Santi, Nello; Holdridge, Lee; Levine, James; Downes, Edward; Maazel, Lorin; Solti, Sir Georg; Kohn, Eugene
Ensemble: Bastille Opera Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal ...

In four consecutive World Cup tournaments from 1990 to 2002, the Three Tenors sang to packed stadiums of fans and helped revive interest in live opera, particularly in America. By 2006, though, with J...continue...

Classic Library - Bach: Wedding Cantata, etc / Levine, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 2006-03-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Cantata no 202, "Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten" ("Wedding Cantata") BWV 20...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Galway, James [Flute]; Golan, Joseph; Guastafeste, Joseph; Herseth, Adolph; Levine, James; Magad, Samuel; Miller, Frank; Muenzer, Edgar; Peck, Donald; Preves, Milton; Sauer, Mary; S...
Conductors: Levine, James; Faerber, Jörg

Classical Music 101 - 101 Famous Classical Themes

1 CD / RCA Records / 2004-09-28

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Goldberg Variations, BWV 9...
Performers: Anda, Geza; Ax, Emanuel; Baekkelund, Kjell; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Demus, Jorg [Piano]; Domingo, Placido; Douglas, Barry [Piano/Conductor]; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Hautz...
Conductors: Stratta; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Stokowski, Leopold; Ormandy, Eugene; Munch, Karl; Leinsdorf, Erich; Mehta, Zubin; Fiedler, Arthur; Prêtre, Georges; Copland, Aaron; Kapp, Richard; Grüner-Hegge...
Ensemble: ; Lucerne Festival Strings; Philharmonia Virtuosi

Classic Library - Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem / Levine

1 CD / RCA Records / 2004-07-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: German Requiem, Op. 45
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Hagegard, Hakan
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Chorus

"Of the soloists Kathleen Battle makes the stronger impression. Her tone has enough substance to sound somewhat maternal without losing a sense of fragility and...continue...

Classic Library - Mahler: Symphony no 4 / Levine, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 2004-04-20

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 4 in G major
Performers: Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

This is one of Levine's earliest symphonic recordings, and still one of his best, youthful and exuberant....continue...

Wagner - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Universal Classics / 2003-08-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Das Rheingold; Götterdämmerung; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tristan und Isolde
Performers: Hotter, Hans
Conductors: Levine, James; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Solti, Sir Georg; Thielemann, Christian; Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Philadelphia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Close Encounters with Great Singers - Mirella Freni

1 CD / Video Artists International / 2003-06-24

Works: Mirella Freni / Jon Tolansky: Mirella Freni in Conversation with Jon Tolansky (Interview); Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Pavarotti, Luciano
Conductors: Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Schippers, Thomas; Klemperer, Otto; Votto, Antonino; Karajan, Herbert von; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Rome Opera House Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

For Your Life - For Your Soul

1 CD / Decca / 2002-08-27

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; George Frederick Handel: Largo; Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Camille Saint-Saëns: ...
Performers: Brewer, Edward; Garatti, Maria Teresa; Goossens, Marie; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Hajdu, Istvan [Piano]; Haselbock, Martin; Holliger, Heinz; Otto, Lisa [Soprano Vocal]; Silberstein, Jascha; Wolfgang...
Conductors: Zinman, David; Wordsworth, Barry; Arndt, Günther; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Levine, James; Dutoit, Charles; ; Hickox, Richard; Munchinger, Karl
Ensemble: ; I Musici

This selection contains both DDD and ADD recordings.

Personnel: Marie Goosens (harp); Arthur Grumiaux (violin); Heinz Holliger, Randy Wolfgang (oboe).

Another volume in Decca's lifestyl...continue...

Italian Opera Arias / Domingo, Scotto, Te Kanawa, Wixell

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-01-29

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Rigoletto; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Gianni Schicchi, opera; La bohème; Tosca; Wol...
Performers: Cotrubas, Ileana; Domingo, Placido; Scotto, Renata; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; Wixell, Ingvar
Conductors: Pritchard, John; Levine, James; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

Inspired Voices - Music to Enhance Your Spirit

1 CD / RCA Records / 2002-01-08

Works: Hildegard von Bingen: Hodie aperuit nobis; Johann Sebastian Bach: Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV 230; Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Johannes Brahms: Der englische Gruss ("Gegrüsset"), for mixed ...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Domingo, Placido; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Haider, Friedrich; Kasarova, Vesselina; Knutson, Lydia Heather; Lamb, Andrew; Moffo, Anna; Norberg-Schulz, Elizabeth; Piau, Sandrine...
Conductors: Thornton, Barbara; Marlow, Richard; Fiedler, Arthur; Davis, Colin; Froschauer, Helmuth; Goodman, Roy; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Levine, James; Hills, Margaret; Eichhorn, Kurt; Westenburg, Richard
Ensemble: ; Hanover Band; La Petite Bande; Sequentia (Early music ensemble); Trinity College Choir, Cambridge

Inspired Bach - Music to Enhance Your Spirit

1 CD / RCA Records / 2001-09-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Saint John Passion, BWV 245; Brandenburg Concerto no 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051; Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf,...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Galway, James [Flute]; Hannibal, Lars; Jarrett, Keith; Petri, Michala; Serkin, Peter [Piano]
Conductors: Guttenberg, Enoch zu; ; Shaw, Robert; Georgiadis, John; Levine, James; Lawrence-King, Andrew; Hengelbrock, Thomas
Ensemble: ; Amsterdam Guitar Trio; Bach Collegium Munich; Freiburg Baroque Orchestra; Harp Consort; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra; Music of Ravinia

Inspired Mozart - Music to Enhance your Spirit

1 CD / RCA Records / 2001-09-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass no 1 for soloists, chorus & orchestra in G major (missa brevis), K. 49 (K. 47d); Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Mass no 6 for soloists, chorus & orchest...
Performers: De Larrocha, Alicia; Frank, Pamela; Galway, James [Flute]; Perlman, Itzhak; Popp, Lucia; Price, Leontyne; Stoltzman, Richard [Clarinet]; Zukerman, Pinchas
Conductors: Kammler, Reinhard; Levine, James; Grohs, Wolfgang; Eichhorn, Kurt; ; Zinman, David; Davis, Colin; Adler, Peter Herman; Stoltzman, Richard
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Collegium Aureum; English Chamber Orchestra; Soloists of the Europa Symphony (Soloists); Tokyo String Quartet; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Zürich Tonhalle...

Opera Goes to the Movies

1 CD / RCA Records / 2001-08-07

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; La Rondine; Madama Butterfly; Turandot; La Bohème; Manon Lescaut; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, op...
Performers: Björling, Jussi; Caballé, Montserrat; Costa, Mary; Domingo, Placido; Kraus, Alfredo; Marton, Eva; Merrill, Robert; Moffo, Anna; Onesti, Giorgio; Peters, Roberta; Price, Leontyne; Seiffert...
Conductors: Reiner, Fritz; Patanè, Giuseppe; Downes, Edward; Molinari-Pradelli, F.; Levine, James; Santi, Nello; Steinberg, Pinchas; Leinsdorf, Erich; Ormandy, Eugene; Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; New Philharmonia ...

Adagio for Relaxation

1 CD / RCA Records / 2001-03-06

Works: Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major; Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Bassoon in B flat major, K 191 (186e); Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, op...
Performers: Cioffi, Gino; De Larrocha, Alicia; Dwyer, Doriot Anthony; Eskin, Jules; Nicholson, Paul [Harpsichord, Organ]; Stoltzman, Richard [Clarinet]; Walt, Sherman; Zighera, Bernard; Zukerman, Pinchas
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard; Munch, Charles; Schneider, Alexander; Levine, James; Leinsdorf, Erich; Mehta, Zubin; ; Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: ; Guildhall String Ensemble

This selection contains both DDD and ADD recordings.

This individual compilation taps into the spiritual mind and soul of relaxation. "Adagio" refers to the meaning "at ease," and this particul...continue...

Opera - Puccini: Tosca (Highlights) / Levine, Scotto, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2000-10-24

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Performers: Bruson, Renato; Capecchi, Renato; Cheek, John; Domingo, Placido; Hudson, Paul; Martinez, Dominick; Perlman, Itzhak; Velis, Andrea
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; St. Clement Danes Grammar School Boys Choir

Opera - Rossini: Barber of Seville (Highlights) / Levine

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2000-10-24

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Capecchi, Renato; Galiano, Joseph; Gedda, Nicolai; Milnes, Sherrill; Raimondi, Ruggero; Sills, Beverly [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: John Alldis Choir; London Symphony Orchestra

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto no 3, etc / Volodos, Levine

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2000-09-26

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Sonata for cello and piano in G minor, Op. 19; Andante semplice [fragment]; Morceaux (7) de salon, Op. 10; Prelude for piano no 17 in F...
Performers: Volodos, Arcadi; Volodos, Arcadi [piano]
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Arcadi Volodos is a legend in the making. You will be blown away by Volodos' breathtaking technical mastery; his brilliant and eloquent musicianship. His award...continue...

Opera Treasury - Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana / Domingo

1 CD / RCA Records / 1999-08-10

Works: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Elvira, Pablo; Jones, Isola; Kraft, Jean; Scotto, Renata; Simon, Anne
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus

Mozart - Greatest Hits

1 CD / RCA Records / 1999-06-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Così fan tutte, K 588; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 4...
Performers: Anda, Géza; Hautzig, Walter; Kremer, Gidon; Stoltzman, Richard [Clarinet]; Wayland, Newton
Conductors: ; Paillard, Jean-François; Levine, James; Schneider, Alexander; Kremer, Gidon; Anda, Géza; Reiner, Fritz
Ensemble: ; Boston Pops Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (Members); New Philharmonia Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna S...

Beethoven: Piano Concertos no 2 & 5 / Kissin, Levine

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1997-08-05

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"
Performers: Kissin, Evgeni
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

"One's first impression is of the orchestra...the playing crisp and sparkling, with Levine drawing from the Philharmonia playing that is both spirited and engaged...From his...continue...

Wagner: Der Fliegende Holländer (Highlights) / Levine, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1997-04-15

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman
Performers: Groves, Paul; Heppner, Ben [Tenor Vocals]; Morris, James; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik; Svenden, Birgitta; Voigt, Deborah
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The Essential Leontyne Price - Highlights

1 CD / RCA Records / 1997-03-11

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; Il Trovatore; Otello; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; La Rondine; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588; Hector Be...
Performers: Carlin, Mario; Decker, George; Domingo, Placido; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Price, Leontyne
Conductors: Schippers, Thomas; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Basile, Arturo; Karajan, Herbert von; Downes, Edward; Levine, James; Santi, Nello; Reiner, Fritz; Leinsdorf, Erich; Henderson, Skitch; Paur, Leonard de
Ensemble: ; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; RCA Italian Opera Orchestra; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra; Rome Opera House Orchest...

Tears From Heaven / Battle, Domingo, Caballé, Terfel

2 CD / RCA Records / 1997-02-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Ave verum corpus; Laudate Dominum; Mass no 15 for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major ("Coronation"), K. 317; E...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Battle, Kathleen; Blasi, Angela Maria; Caballe, Montserrat; Domingo, Placido; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Kenny, Yvonne...
Conductors: Davis, Colin; Levine, James; Guttenberg, Enoch zu; Goodman, Roy; Marlow, Richard; Flor, Claus P.; Solti, Sir Georg; Froschauer, Helmuth; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Spivakov, Vladimir; Cillario, Carlo Feli...

Pure Domingo

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1996-01-01

Works: Harold Arlen: The Wizard of Oz, film score; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Oscar Straus: Ein Walzertraum; Federico Moreno Torroba: La maravilla; Maurice Jarre: Doctor Zhivago, film score; Fra...
Performers: Domingo, Placido
Conductors: Kohn, Eugene; Rudel, Julius; Moreno-Buendia, Manuel; Bartoletti, Bruno; Levine, James; Muti, Riccardo

Opera's Greatest Drinking Songs

1 CD / RCA Records / 1995-04-11

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Il Trovatore; Rigoletto; La forza del destino; Otello; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Sigmund Romberg: The Student Prince, operetta; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana,...
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Berry, Walter; Bowen, Kenneth; Caballe, Montserrat; Crook, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Gramm, Donald; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Hadley...
Conductors: Prêtre, Georges; Wallberg, Heinz; Gemignani, Paul; Mehta, Zubin; Santi, Nello; Karajan, Herbert von; Slatkin, Leonard; Steinberg, Pinchas; Solti, Sir Georg; Reiner, Fritz; Stolz, Robert; Perlea,...
Ensemble: ; American Theatre Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian State Opera Chorus; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Harvard Glee Club; Jo...

Opera - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1994-12-06

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Carmen Suite for orchestra no 2; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Tosca; Turan...
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Caballé, Montserrat; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Farrell, Eileen [Soprano Vocals]; Marton, Eva; Mula-Tchako, Inva; Nucci, Leo; Pavarotti, Luciano; Ste...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Sebastian, Georges; Kohn, Eugene; Chailly, Riccardo; Patanè, Giuseppe; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Rudolf, Max; Cobos, Luis; Pritchard, John; Buckley, Emerson; Schippers, Thomas;...
Ensemble: ; Bastille Opera Orchestra; Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Emilia Romagna Arturo Toscanini Symphony Orchestra; Hungarian State Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Metro...

Mad About Italian Opera

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1994-09-20

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Nabucco; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Turandot; La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; Gaetano...
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Baniewicz, Vera; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Cappuccilli, Piero; Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Gullino, Walter; Larmore, Jennifer; Mora, Fernando de la; Pavarotti, Luc...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Levine, James; Giulini, Carlo Maria; ; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Karajan, Herbert von; Marin, Ion
Ensemble: ; Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; London Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Opera's Greatest Duets / Pavarotti, Price, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 1994-09-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Il Trovatore; La forza del destino; Don Carlos; La traviata; Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly;...
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Caballe, Montserrat; Domingo, Placido; Elias, Rosalind [Mezzo-Soprano]; Freni, Mirella; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Mathis, Edith; Milnes, Sherrill; Pavarotti, Luciano; Pri...
Conductors: Santi, Nello; Guadagno, Anton; Basile, Arturo; Kubelik, Rafael; Levine, James; Magiera, Leone; Henderson, Skitch; Prêtre, Georges
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Modena Teatro Comunale Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra; Rome Opera H...

Domingo Greatest Hits

1 CD / RCA Records / 1994-09-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; La forza del destino; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Turandot; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Gaetano Don...
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Milnes, Sherrill; Price, Leontyne
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich; Solti, Sir Georg; Levine, James; Santi, Nello; Mehta, Zubin; Downes, Edward

Pavarotti's Opera Made Easy - My Favorite Puccini

1 CD / Decca / 1994-08-23

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; La Fanciulla del West; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Manon Lescaut; La Rondine; La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Suor Angelica
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Freni, Mirella; Harwood, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Kerns, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Ludwig, Christa; Panerai, Rolando; Pavarotti, Luciano; Price, Leontyne; ...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Gardelli, Lamberto; Patanè, Giuseppe; Karajan, Herbert von; Rescigno, Nicola; Serafin, Tullio; Levine, James; Molinari-Pradelli, France

Verdi - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1994-08-09

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; La forza del destino; Don Carlos; La traviata; Falstaff; Luisa Miller; Nabucco; Requiem Mass; Simon Boccanegra
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Dale, Laurence; Dickie, Murray; Domingo, Placido; Farrell, Eileen [Soprano Vocals]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Millo, Aprile; Pavarotti, Luciano; Plishka,...
Conductors: Levine, James; Buckley, Emerson; Ormandy, Eugene; Schippers, Thomas; Santi, Nello; Domingo, Placido; Pritchard, John; Bernstein, Leonard; Maazel, Lorin; Rudolf, Max
Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Emilia Romagna Arturo Toscanini Symphony Orchestra; Lausanne Pro Arte Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropo...

The Essential 3 Tenors / Pavarotti, Domingo, Carreras

1 CD / RCA Records / 1994-07-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Rigoletto; La forza del destino; Otello; La traviata; Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Tosca; La bohème; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Friedrich von Flotow: Mar...
Performers: Aragall, Giacomo; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Lavirgen, Pedro; Lorengar, Pilar; Pavaro...
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich; Masini, Gianfranco; Navarro, Luis A. Garcia; Santi, Nello; Rossi, Mario; Milnes, Sherrill; Oren, Daniel; Downes, Edward; Garcia-Asensio, Enrique; Levine, James; Bonavolontà, Ni...
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Rome Opera House Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Seville Symphony Orchestra

Verdi: Aida - Highlights / Levine, Millo, Domingo, Zajick

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1994-06-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Anthony, Charles [Tenor Vocal]; Cook, Terry; Domingo, Placido; Millo, Aprile; Morris, James; Ramey, Samuel [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Zajic, Dolora; Zajick, Dolora
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Orchestra

Aria - A Passion for Opera

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1994-02-19

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot; Tosca; La Rondine; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, oper...
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Corelli, Franco; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Gobbi, Tito; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Mesple, Mady; Millet, Danielle
Conductors: Prêtre, Georges; Matacic, Lovro von; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Muti, Riccardo; Magiera, Leone; Rudel, Julius; Galliera, Alceo; Ferraris, Franco; Lombard, Alain; Serafin...
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Orchestra; Paris Opéra Comique Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Rome Opera House Orchestra

Opera's Greatest Love Songs - Pavarotti, Domingo, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 1993-10-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; T...
Performers: Bjorling, Jussi; Caballe, Montserrat; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Kerns, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Moffo, Anna; Pavarotti, Luciano; Price, Leontyne; Price, Margaret [Soprano Voca...
Conductors: Davis, Colin; Santi, Nello; Leinsdorf, Erich; Perlea, Jonel; Prêtre, Georges; Oren, Daniel; Steinberg, Pinchas; Levine, James; Abbado, Roberto; Solti, Sir Georg; Lewis, Henry