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Giuliani: Guitar Concertos Nos. 1 & 3; Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez / Angel Romero, guitar

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Mauro Giuliani: Guitar Concerto no 1 in A major, Op. 30 (versions for guitar & orch; gt. & string quartet); Guitar Concerto no 3 in F major, Op. 70 (versions for guitar & orch; gt. & string quartet);...
Performers: Romero, Angel [Guitar]
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond; Previn, Andre
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

The magnificent gardens of the Spanish royal palace of Aranjuez a place in music history thanks to the Rodrigo guitar concerto. This recording with Angel...continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, London (03/1977/08/1982)....continue...

J.S. Bach: Violin Concertos / Itzhak Perlman; Pinchas Zukerman - Daniel Barenboim

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-08-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Concerto for Oboe in G minor, BWV 1056; Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Performers: Perlman, Itzhak; Zukerman, Pinchas
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra

Highlights from Bach's concerto repertoire, presented with a sure sense of style that combines musical quality with the sound of sensuous strings. Performed by a...continue...
Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London....continue...

Haydn, Vivaldi: Cello Concertos / Lynn Harrell, cello

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C major, H. 7b/1; Concerto for Cello no 2 in D major, H. 7b/2 (Op. 101); Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Cello in G major, RV 413; Concerto for Cello in G...
Performers: Harrell, Lynn
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Zukerman, Pinchas
Ensemble: ; Academy of St Martin in the Fields; English Chamber Orchestra

American cellist Lynn Harrell furnishes clear proof that Vivaldi's cello concertos are unfairly overshadowed by the famous "Four Seasons": these scores full of melodic elegance...continue...
Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London....continue...

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto; Clarinet Quintet / Richard Stoltzman, clarinet

1 CD / RCA Records Import / 2012-02-21

Conductors: Stoltzman, Richard;
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; Tokyo String Quartet

Mozart: Flute Concerto no 1 & 2 / Peter-Lukas Graf, Raymond Leppard, English Chamber Orchestra

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2009-05-05

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Flute no 1 in G major, K 313 (285c); Concerto for Flute no 2 in D major, K 314 (285d)
Performers: Graf, Peter-Lukas
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

Handel Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-03-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; The Water Music; MEDLEY; Handel - Bourée; Suite for Harpsichord in E major, HWV 430; Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Suite for Harpsichord in D minor, HWV 437; Dank Se...
Performers: Biggs, E. Power; Carroll, Edward; Gruberova, Edita; Hartman, Bonnie; Kipnis, Igor [Harpsichord/Piano]; Marsalis, Wynton; Soper, Lee; Taylor, Stephen W. [Oboe]; Timm, Joel; Wolff, Beverly
Conductors: Galway, James [Flute]; Ormandy, Eugene; Kapp, Richard; Carroll, Edward; Leppard, Raymond; Rudel, Julius; Groves, Charles, Sir; Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; Washington Chamber Soloists

The Best of Baroque

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2008-09-02

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Henry Purcell: Abdelazer, Z 570 "Moor's Revenge"; George Frederick Handel: Suite for Harpsichord in D minor, HWV 437; Co...
Performers: Beckett, Rachel; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Cavasanti, Lorenzo; Gens, Veronique; Goodwin, Paul [Oboe, Conductor]; Huggett, Monica; Kirshbaum, Ralph
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew; Briger, Alex; Cleobury, Stephen; Norrington, Roger; Christie, William; Reyne, Hugo; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Biondi, Fabio; Rees, Jonathan
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; English Chamber Orchestra; Europa Galante; Il Seminario Musicale; King's College Choir, Cambridge; La Simphonie du Marais; Les Arts Florissants; London Classical ...

Bottesini: Gran Concerto in F sharp minor, Gran Duo Concertante / Martin, Garcia, Johnson, Litton, English CO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-04-29

Works: Giovanni Bottesini: Gran Duo concertante for Violin, Double Bass and Orchestra; Andante Sostenuto for strings; Duetto for Clarinet, Double Bass and Orchestra; Gran Concerto for double bass in F sharp...
Performers: Garcia, Jose-Luis; Johnson, Emma [Clarinet]; Martin, Thomas [Double Bass]
Conductors: Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

Giovanni Bottesini was not only among the most famous double bass virtuosos of his time, but he was also a distinguished conductor and composer. Known...continue...

Sing unto the Lord - Handel, Mozart: Choruses / Somary, Abravanel, et al

1 CD / Sheridan Square / 2008-03-18

Works: George Frederick Handel: Samson, HWV 57; Messiah, HWV 56; Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63; Judas Maccabaeus; Israel in Egypt, oratorio, HWV 54; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K 626
Performers: Lester, Harold; Tilney, Colin
Conductors: Abravanel, Maurice; Somary, Johannes; Somary, Stephen; Koch, Helmut
Ensemble: Amor Artis Chorale; Berlin Chamber Chorus; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; University of Utah Civic Chorale; Utah Symphony Orchestra; Wandsworth School Boys Choir

Featuring outstanding choruses and orchestras such as the Utah Symphony under the direction of Maurice Abravanel, the Berlin Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Choirs, and the...continue...

The Millennium Collection - The Best of The Three Tenors

1 CD / Hip-O / 2007-04-03

Works: Eduardo di Capua: O sole mio; Cesare Andrea Bixio: Mamma; Ernesto de Curtis: Non ti scordar di me; Ernesto Tagliaferri: Passione; Paolo Tosti: Canzoni-stornelli (3); Giacomo Puccini: La bohème...
Performers: Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Pavarotti, Luciano
Conductors: Müller, Eduardo; Mancini, Henry; Loges, Karl-Heinz; Karajan, Herbert von; Magiera, Leone; Garcia-Asensio, Enrique; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Downes, Edward
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Vienna Opera Orchestra; Vienna Philharmon...

Shostakovich: Piano Concertos, etc / Marriner, Alexeev

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-03-20

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Suite for Jazz Orchestra no 1, Op. 38b; Jazz Suite no 2 (as used in the film "Testimony"); The Gadfly; Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 35; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F ma...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Jones, Philip
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss; Marriner, Sir Neville; Maksymiuk, Jerzy
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; English Chamber Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra

"All in all this is a usefully varied combination of Shostakovich's works with some good playing by Alexeev. It makes an excellent and inexpensive purchase...continue...

Fauré: Requiem, Messe Basse; Poulenc, Duruflé / Philip Ledger, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-01-23

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Messe basse, for solo voices, chorus & organ; Maurice Duruflé: Motets (4) on Gregorian themes, Op. 10; Francis Poulenc: Mass in G
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Harris, Mark; Luxon, Benjamin [Baritone Vocal]; Smy, Paul
Conductors: Ledger, Philip, Sir; Neary, Martin
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; King's College Choir, Cambridge; Winchester Cathedral Choir

Classical Cuisine - Sunday Brunch

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-12-05

Works: Jean-Joseph Mouret: Sinfonies de Fanfares; Alessandro Marcello: Concerto for Oboe in D minor; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Franz Schubert: Trio for Piano an...
Performers: Beths, Vera; Bylsma, Anner; Deutsch, Helmut; Immerseel, Jos van; Kraus, Lili [Piano]; Nordmann, Marielle; O'Riley, Christopher; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Rose, Leonard; Schneider, Alexander [Violin]; Skov...
Conductors: Kapp, Richard; Leppard, Raymond
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York

Weekend Classics - Weekend Dreams

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-11-14

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Ottorino Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 3; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Cla...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Kempff, Wilhelm; Yepes, Narciso [Guitar]; Zukerman, Pinchas
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Ozawa, Seiji; Boulez, Pierre; Barenboim, Daniel; Navarro, Luis A. Garcia
Ensemble: ; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Orchestre de Paris; Philharmonia Orchestra

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...

The Knot Collection of Ceremony & Wedding Music

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-05-02

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Orchestra no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147; Sheep may safely graze (after Bach's The Hunt Cantata, BWV 208); Ich steh' mit einem Fu...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Biggs, E. Power; Carmignola, Giuliano; Carroll, Edward; Hoffman, Peter; Koopman, Ton; Ma, Yo-Yo; Marcon, Andrea; Marsalis, Wynton; Neil, William [organ]; Newman, Anthony; Sasson, Debora...
Conductors: Koopman, Ton; Gosman, Lazar; Leppard, Raymond; Lamon, Jeanne; Newman, Anthony; Kapp, Richard; Stern, Michael; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Carroll, Edward; Ottley, Jerold; Marcon, Andrea; Szell, George
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Chamber Soloists of Washington; Cleveland Orchestra; Columbia Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic...

Britten: Violin Concerto, etc / McAslan, Bedford, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-09-20

Works: Benjamin Britten: Canadian Carnival, for orchestra, Op. 19; Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 15; Benjamin Britten / Lennox Berkeley: Mont Juic, suite of Catalan dances for orchestra
Performers: McAslan, Lorraine
Conductors: Moore, Lloyd; Bedford, Steuart
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

"These performances were originally published in different pairings by Collins in 1990. All three works are from early in Britten's career. McAslan is heard in...continue...

Britten: Bridge Variations, etc / Bedford, English CO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-06-21

Works: Benjamin Britten: Occasional Overture, for orchestra in C major, Op. 38 (withdrawn); Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, for strings, Op. 10; Prelude and Fugue for 18-part String Orchestra, Op. 29...
Conductors: Bedford, Steuart
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

"These performances of the Frank Bridge Variations and the Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra by Steuart Bedford (taken from the old Collins Classics catalog)...continue...

Britten: Piano Concerto, etc / MacGregor, Bedford, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-04-19

Works: Benjamin Britten: Paul Bunyan, operetta, Op. 17; Concerto for Piano in D major, Op. 13; Johnson over Jordan, incidental music, soprano, flute & orchestra
Performers: MacGregor, Joanna [Piano]
Conductors: Bedford, Steuart
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

"...Comparisons with the incomparable apart, this latest Naxos reissue of still more Collins Classics material makes an easy top recommendation. The high standards of the...continue...

Britten: Serenade for Tenor, etc / Bedford, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-02-22

Works: Benjamin Britten: Serenade, for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31; Nocturne, Op. 60; Phaedra, Op. 93
Performers: Fearon, Alan; Francomb, Peter; Haslam, David; Langridge, Philip; Lloyd, Frank [horn]; Murray, Ann; Plane, Robert; Reay, Stephen; Rhys, Christina
Conductors: Bedford, Steuart
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; Northern Sinfonia

This second volume of Britten orchestral songs features his two arguably best-known works in the genre, together with a major vocal work from the very...continue...

For the Hopeless Romantic

1 CD / Decca / 2005-01-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056; Concerto for Oboe in D minor, BWV 1059; George Frederick Handel: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une infa...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Erquiaga, Steve; Fernández, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Holliger, Heinz; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Leppard, Raymond; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond; Marriner, Sir Neville; Ansermet, Ernest; Malcolm, George; Dorati, Antal; Herrmann, Bernard; Bonynge, Richard; Judd, James; Wordsworth, Barry; Brown, Iona; Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; BBC Concert Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Lamoureux Concerts Association Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Roya...

Britten: The Complete Orchestral Song Cycles Vol 1/ Bedford

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-09-21

Works: Benjamin Britten: Chansons Françaises (4), for voice & orchestra; Our Hunting Fathers, song cycle for high voice & orchestra, Op. 8; Les Illuminations
Performers: Bryn-Julson, Phyllis [Soprano Vocal]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Bedford, Steuart
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

"Lott is still in fine vocal shape, and again she sings in a precise, pointed way, full of arch humor. In 'Our Hunting Fathers' Bryn-Julson...continue...

The Millennium Collection - Luciano Pavarotti

1 CD / Hip-O / 2004-08-03

Works: Italian Traditional: Santa Lucia; Giovanni Battista Califano: Vieni Sul Mar for voice & orchestra (& chorus ad lib); Gioachino Rossini: Les soirées musicales; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; La tra...
Performers: Freni, Mirella; Mancini, Henry; Pavarotti, Luciano; Romano, David
Conductors: Buckley, Emerson; Mancini, Henry; Bonynge, Richard; Magiera, Leone; Gamba, Piero; Patanè, Giuseppe; Chiaramello, Giancarlo; Guadagno, Anton; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Gatto, A...
Ensemble: Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Giancarlo Chiaramello; London Symphony Orchestra; Mancini Chorus; Mancini Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; New Philharmonia Or...

Luciano Pavarotti's larger-than-life personality and extraordinary voice have made him a household name, and this 'Millennium' compilation features many of his most popular and beautiful...continue...
For those who can countenance the idea of a "best of" Luciano Pavarotti compilation to begin with, there may be some confusion why another one is needed, what with the existence of 1998's The Ultimate...continue...

Piano Greatest Hits

1 CD / Decca / 2004-07-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord in E flat major, BWV 1031; Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Cherkassky, Shura; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Haas, Werner [Piano]; Kempff, Wilhelm; Lupu, Radu; Magaloff, Nikit...
Conductors: Schiff, Andras; Segal, Uri; Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra

Personnel: Mitsuko Uchida, Claudio Arrau, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Shura Cherkassky, Wilhelm Kempff, Radu Lupu, Nikita Magaloff, Pascal Rogé, András Schiff, Jean-Yves Thibaudet , Tamás V...continue...

Classic Library - Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, etc

1 CD / RCA Records / 2004-07-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K 581
Performers: Stoltzman, Richard [Clarinet]
Conductors: Stoltzman, Richard
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

This release features Mozart's clarinet masterpieces in stylish and sensual performances by a master with brilliant technique and the soul of a singer....continue...

For Your Life - For Yoga / Dutoit, Marriner, Ozawa, Previn

1 CD / Decca / 2004-04-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056; Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Erik Sati...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Boston Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Fernandez, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Goossens, Marie; Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Holliger, Heinz;...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Malcolm, George; Dutoit, Charles; Järvi, Neeme; Leppard, Raymond; Judd, James; Ozawa, Seiji; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Previn, Andre
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Boston Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philhar...

This disc contains both DDD and ADD recordings.

Personnel: Eduardo Fernandez (guitar); Marie Goosens (harp); Christer Thorvaldsson (violin); Julian Lloyd Webber, Jascha Silberstein (cello); He...continue...

Expanded Edition - Wynton Marsalis - The London Concert

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2004-02-24

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Trumpet in E flat major, H 7e no 1; Leopold Mozart: Concerto for Trumpet in D major; Johann Friedrich Fasch: Concerto for trumpet, 2 oboes, strings & continuo in D ma...
Performers: Bennett, William; Black, Neil; Cho-Liang, Lin; English Chamber Orchestra; Marsalis, Wynton; Tunnell, Charles; Watson, Ian
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond; Newman, Anthony
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

"Marsalis' Haydn shows considerably more depth of thought and variety in phrasing than on the earlier hit record; the finale, in particular, gains in expressiveness......continue...
This selection is a Super Audio CD, which is designed for use only on Super Audio CD players. It is also available in standard CD format.

Personnel: Wynton Marsalis (trumpet); Cho-Liang Lin (v...continue...

For Your Life - For Book Lovers

1 CD / Decca / 2003-07-01

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Claude Debussy: Poèmes (7) de Banville; George Frederick Handel: Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Antonin Dvorák: Serenade for Strings; ...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; BBC Concert Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; Cooper, Joseph; Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; ...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Judd, James; Wordsworth, Barry; Litton, Andrew; Barenboim, Daniel; Dorati, Antal; Chailly, Riccardo; Ottley, Jerold D.; Hanson, Howard; Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; BBC Concert Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Minneapolis Symphon...

This selection features both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: Julian Lloyd Webber (cello); Joseph Cooper (piano)....continue...

Enduring Freedom - America's Greatest Hits

1 CD / Decca / 2003-07-01

Works: John Stafford Smith: The Star-spangled Banner; Irving Berlin: God Bless America; Samuel Augustus Ward: America the Beautiful; George M. Cohan: You're a grand old flag; Woody Guthrie: This Land is You...
Performers: Horne, Marilyn; Luxon, Benjamin; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; Willison, David
Conductors: Rogers, Eric; Williams, John [Composer]; Davis, Carl; Mantovani, Annuncio Paulo; Rudel, Julius; Bashford, Rodney; Hunsberger, Donald; Pope, Douglas A.; Fennell, Frederick
Ensemble: Annunzio Paolo Mantovani Chorus; Boston Pops; Eastman Wind Ensemble; English Chamber Orchestra; Eric Rogers Chorale; Eric Rogers Orchestra; Grenadier Guards Band; Mantovani & His Orchestra; Mormon Ta...

Viva Italia!

1 CD / Decca / 2003-06-10

Works: Eduardo Di Capua: 'O sole mio; Maria, Marì; Teodoro Cottrau: Santa Lucia; Traditional: Vieni sul mar; Luigi Denza: La danza; Funiculì funiculà; Carl Sigman: Arrivederci, Roma; Gi...
Performers: Aldrich, Ronnie; Bergonzi, Carlo; Carreras, José; Del Monaco, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Domingo, Placido; Pavarotti, Luciano; Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Chiaramello, Giancarlo; Buckley, Emerson; Mancini, Henry; Garcia-Asensio, Enrique; Mantovani, Annuncio Paulo; Pritchard, John; Bonynge, Richard; Guadagno, Anton; Malgoni, Walter; Loges, Karl-Heinz; M...
Ensemble: Bologna Teatro Comunale Chorus; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Chorus; English Chamber Orchestra; Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; M...

Handel: Messiah (Highlights) / Leppard, et al

1 CD / Apex / 2003-05-20

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Davies, Ryland; Palmer, Felicity; Shirley-Quirk, John
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra Choir

For Your Life - For When You're Alone

1 CD / Decca / 2002-09-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Concerto for Oboe d'Amore in A major, BWV 1055; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080; Sonata f...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Bern, Camerata; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Bychkov, Semyon; Bylsma, Anner; Chedeville, Nicolas; Chung, Myung-Whun [Conductor/Piano]; Clement, Manfred; Czech ...
Conductors: Richter, Karl; Marriner, Sir Neville; Leppard, Raymond; Ozawa, Seiji; Previn, Andre; Hogwood, Christopher; Fennell, Frederick; Stokowski, Leopold; Bychkov, Semyon; Chung, Myung-Whun
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Bastille Opera Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Debuche de Paris; Eastman Wind Ensemble; English Chamber Orchestra; Munich Bach O...

This CD contains both DDD and ADD recordings.

Personnel: Pepe Romero (guitar); Maria Graf (harp); Thomas Füri, Arthur Grumiaux , Monica Huggett, Catherine Mackintosh, Kenneth Sillito (vio...continue...

Purcell: Dido & Aeneas / Leppard, Troyanos, Stilwell, et al

1 CD / Apex / 2002-09-17

Works: Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z 626
Performers: Gale, Elisabeth; Hodgson, Alfreda; Kern, Patricia; Langridge, Philip; Maxwell, Linn; Palmer, Felicity; Stilwell, Richard; Troyanos, Tatiana
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

Bach: Violin Concertos / Perlman, Zukerman, Barenboim, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2002-08-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Concerto for Oboe in G minor, BWV 1056; Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Performers: Perlman, Itzhak; Zukerman, Pinchas
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

"This release has one item you seldom see: the G-minor Concerto. That work has long been thought to be based on a violin concerto, which...continue...

Romantic Tenors - Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti

1 CD / Decca / 2002-01-29

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Turandot; María Grever: Mucho mucho, for voice & orchestra; Salvatore Cardillo: Core' ngrato; Lucio Dalla: Caruso; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Mattinata; Agustín...
Performers: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; English Chamber Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra, The; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orche...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Loges, Karl-Heinz; Müller, Eduardo; Peeters, Marcel; Garcia-Asensio, Enrique; Mancini, Henry; Pansera, Roberto; Farnon, Robert; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Scimone, Claudio; Gi...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Turin; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Manci...

This selection contains both DDD and ADD recordings.

Romantic Tenors compiles performances of long songs by José Carreras, Placido Domingo, and Luciano Pavarotti, three of the world's grea...continue...

Baroque Masterpieces - Pachelbel, Albinoni, Bach, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-01-29

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Jean-Joseph Mouret: Sinfonies de Fanfares; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Christian Pezold: M...
Performers: Biggs, E. Power; Carroll, Edward; Johnson, Gilbert; Schwarz, Gerard; Soper, Lee
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond; Kapp, Richard; Malgoire, Jean-Claude; Ormandy, Eugene; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Boulez, Pierre; Groves, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra; La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy; Philadelphia Orchestra; Philharmonia Chamber Orchestra; Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

The Perfect J.S. Bach

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2002-01-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Cantata no 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166); Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 14...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Ashton, Graham; Bath Festival Orchestra; Black, Neil; Crozier, George; Empire Brass; English Chamber Orchestra; Gavrilov, Andrei; Germani, Fernando; Goossens...
Conductors: ; Marriner, Sir Neville; Stokowski, Leopold; Rees, Jonathan; Menuhin, Yehudi; Tate, Jeffrey; Irving, Robert; Gönnenwein, Wolfgang; Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; Concert Arts Orchestra; Consortium Musicum; Empire Brass; English Chamber Orchestra; Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; Scottish Ensemble

This selection contains both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: Christopher Parkening (guitar); Eddie Walker, George Crozier (flute); Leon Goossens , Neil Black (oboe); Graham Ashton (trumpet);...continue...

For Your Life - For a Rainy Day

1 CD / Decca / 2001-10-02

Works: Erik Satie: Gymnopédies (3), for piano (also orchestrated by Debussy); Claude Debussy: Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque); Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves; The lark ascending; Fr...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bell, Joshua; Bernard Herrmann & His Orchestra; Brown, Iona; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Gavazzeni, Gianandre...
Conductors: Herrmann, Bernard; Marriner, Sir Neville; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Leppard, Raymond; Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra

Personnel: Carmel Kaine, Joshua Bell, Iona Brown (violin); Tess Miller (oboe); Vladimir Ashkenazy, Pascal Rogé (piano); Raymond Leppard (harpsichord)....continue...

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...

Eloquence - Magic of the Panpipes - Albinoni, Handel, et al

1 CD / Philips Import / 2001-05-08

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50; Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for oboe d'amore, strings & ...
Performers: Bish, Diane; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Zamfir, Gheorghe [Pan Flute]
Conductors: ; Vronsky, Petr; Britten, Tony; Foster, Lawrence
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra

Eloquence - Jose Carreras - Memories

1 CD / Philips Import / 2001-03-27

Works: Andrew Lloyd Webber: Memory, song (for the musical Cats); Herman Hupfeld: As Time Goes By; Johnny Mandel: The Sandpiper, film score; Jean-Paul-Gilles Martini: Plaisir d'amour, for voice & piano (or o...
Performers: Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Farnon, Robert; Sutej, Vjekoslav; Davis, Colin; López-Cobos, Jesús; Müller, Eduardo; Benzi, Roberto; Scimone, Claudio; Garcia-Asensio, Enrique
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Turin; Robert Farnon Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

Eloquence - Movie Classics - Music From Famous Films

1 CD / Philips / 2001-03-27

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

Adagios for After Hours - The Relaxing Way to End your day

1 CD / Philips / 2000-10-10

Works: Claude Debussy: Petite suite for Piano 4 hands; Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque); Poèmes (7) de Banville; Erik Satie: Gymnopedie for piano no 1; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Holliger, Heinz; Kocsis, Zoltan; Leister, Karl; Romero, Celin; Uchida, Mitsuko
Conductors: Paray, Paul; Marriner, Sir Neville; Ansermet, Ernest; Serafin, Tullio; Haitink, Bernard; Brown, Iona; Tate, Jeffrey; Garatti, Maria Teresa; Leppard, Raymond
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Detroit Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; I Musici; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra; Suisse Romande Orchestra

Mozart: Horn Concertos no 1-4, Rondo / Vlatkovich, Tate, ECO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2000-06-27

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: Vlatkovic, Radovan
Conductors: Tate, Jeffrey
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

Violin for Relaxation - Bach, Falla, Mozart, Messiaen, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 2000-05-16

Works: Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 5 in A major ("Turkish") K. 219; Manuel de Falla: Suite Populai...
Performers: Bachmann, Maria; Bezrodny, Sergei; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Klibonoff, Jon; Meyers, Anne Akiko [Violin]; Moll, Phillip; Rivers, Sandra; Spivakov, Vladimir; Takezawa, Kyoko; Zukerman, Pinchas
Conductors: Litton, Andrew; Spivakov, Vladimir; Flor, Claus P.; Zukerman, Pinchas; Slatkin, Leonard
Ensemble: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Moscow Virtuosi; Philharmonia Orchestra; St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven - Super Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2000-02-15

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Minuets (6) for piano (or orchestra), WoO 10; Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp mino...
Performers: Entremont, Philippe; Fleisher, Leon; Howell, Gwynne; Murphy, Suzanne; O'Neill, Dennis; Watkinson, Carolyn; Watts, Andre
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Ormandy, Eugene; Szell, George; Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Philadelphia Orchestra; Tallis Chamber Choir

Build Your Baby's Brain 5 - Through the Power of Baroque

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2000-01-11

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; George Frederick Handel: Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Berenice, Regina d'Egitto, HWV 38; Handel - Bour&ea...
Performers: Biggs, E. Power; Bruggen, Frans [Conductor]; Bylsma, Anner; de Lancie, John; Kipnis, Igor [Harpsichord/Piano]; Leonhardt, Gustav; Rampal, Jean-Pierre
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond; Haenchen, Hartmut; Rolla, János [Violin]; ; Ormandy, Eugene; Condie, Richard P.
Ensemble: C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble Classique; Franz Liszt Academy Chamber Orchestra; Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Philadelphia Orchestra; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra

Build Your Baby's Brain 4 - Through the Power of Bach

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2000-01-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3); Cantata no 140, "Wachet auf, ruft u...
Performers: Bennett, William; Biggs, E. Power; Bylsma, Anner; Carroll, Edward; Kirchhof, Lutz; Leonhardt, Gustav; Newman, Anthony; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Taylor, Stephen W. [Oboe]
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Munclinger, Milan; Leppard, Raymond; Kapp, Richard; Haenchen, Hartmut
Ensemble: ; C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York

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

Isaac Stern - My First 79 Years

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1999-10-19

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for violin & piano no 7 in C minor ("Eroica"), Op. 30/2; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Trio for Piano and Strings no 5 in D major, Op. 70 no 1 "Ghost"; Johannes...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Hess, Myra; Istomin, Eugene; Laredo, Jaime; Ma, Yo-Yo; Oistrakh, David; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Rose, Leonard; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Spaeter, Matthias; Stern, Isaac; Zakin, Alexander; Zuk...
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Bernstein, Leonard; Katims, Milton; Barenboim, Daniel; Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Philadelphia Orchestra

Haydn: Symphonies no 101 & 104 / Jeffrey Tate, English CO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1999-10-19

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 101 in D major, H 1 no 101 "Clock"; Symphony no 104 in D major, H 1 no 104 "London"
Conductors: Tate, Jeffrey
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra