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A Musical Journey: The Four Seasons - Austria, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Scotland; Music by Antonio Vivaldi / Takako Nishizaki, violin [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Naxos (USA) / 2013-06-25

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'estate"; Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autu...
Performers: Nishizaki, Takako
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Kopelman, Jozef
Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana

Our journey takes us to places in Austria, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Scotland, largely following the order of the seasons, from the hope of spring...continue...
Run Time: 52 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo 2.0,
Subtitles: None
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A Musical Journey: Summer Palaces of the Tsars: Russia; Music by Rachmaninov / Jeno Jandó, piano; Bernd Glemser, piano [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Naxos (USA) / 2013-06-25

Works: Sergei Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Performers: Glemser, Bernd; Jandó, Jenö
Conductors: Lehel, György; Maksymiuk, Jerzy
Ensemble: Budapest Symphony Orchestra; National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

The tour starts with views of Catherine the Great's Palace at Tsarskoe Selo and leads eventually to the resort of Pavlovsk, after scenes from Ukraine....continue...
Run Time: 78 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo 2.0,
Subtitles: None
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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons; Concertos, RV 454 & 332 / Enrico Onofri; Paolo Grazzi

1 CD / Teldec / 2013-06-25

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Oboe in D minor, Op. 8 no 9/RV 454; Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 8/RV 332
Performers: Grazzi, Paolo; Onofri, Enrico
Conductors: Antonini, Giovanni
Ensemble: Il Giardino Armonico

The Improvised Violin Concerto / Mark O'connor, violin; Boston Youth SO (Includes DVD)

2 CD / OMAC Records / 2013-06-11

Works: Mark O'Connor: March of the Gypsy Fiddler (Triple concerto for violin, cello, piano & orchestra); The Improvised Violin Concerto
Performers: Ahn Trio; O'Connor, Mark [Violin]
Conductors: Grogan, Jeffrey; Cortese, Federico
Ensemble: ; Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra

Mark O'Connor has created a first in classical music: for the first time in 300 years of violin concertos, he has composed an orchestral concerto...continue...

The Real Classical

3 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-06-04

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 6...

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2; Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue

1 CD / RCA Records / 2013-05-28

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Performers: Matsuev, Denis
Conductors: Gilbert, Alan

Eminent Russian pianist DENIS MATSUEV presents his first recording with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of Alan Gilbert, with Rachmaninoff's famous Piano...continue...
Recording information: Avery FIsher Hall, NYC, NY (aka Philharmonic Hall) (10/06/2012-10/07/2012)....continue...

Fernando Lopes-Graca (1906-1994): Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Eldar Nebolsin, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28

Works: Fernando Lopes-Graça: Concerto for Piano no 1; Concerto for Piano no 2
Performers: Nebolsin, Eldar
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias
Ensemble: ; Orquestra Sinfonica do Porta - Casa da Musica

The music of Fernando Lopes-Graça, one of the most significant Portuguese composers of the twentieth-century, went through several phases of development. Though rooted in folk...continue...
Recording information: Sala Suggia, Casa da Música, Porto, Portugal....continue...

Peter Maxwell Davies: Strathclyde Concerto No. 2; Cello Sonata; The Two Fiddlers, dances / Vittorio Ceccanti, cello; Bruno Canino, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30

Works: Peter Maxwell Davies: Strathclyde Concerto no 2, for cello & orchestra, J. 218; Sonata for cello & piano ("Sequentia Serpentigena"), Op. 285; Dances from "The Two Fiddlers", arr. for violin & piano, ...
Performers: Canino, Bruno; Ceccanti, Vittorio
Conductors: Maxwell Davies, Peter
Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI

This is the second disc of works focusing on Peter Maxwell Davies' continuing artistic relationship with the Ceccanti family. The Second Strathclyde Concerto is notable...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium RAI, Torino, Italy (05/10/2012-05/11/2012); Valter Neri Studio, Montevarchi, Firenze, Italy (05/10/2012-05/11/2012); Auditorium RAI, Torino, Italy (09/13/2006); Valte...continue...

Ernest John Moeran: Cello Concerto; Serenade in G; Lonely Waters; Whythorne's Shadow / Guy Johnston, cello; Rebekah Coffey, soprano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30

Works: E.J. Moeran: Concerto for cello & orchestra in B minor; Serenade for orchestra in G major; Lonely Waters, for orchestra (& soprano ad lib); Whythorne's Shadow, for orchestra
Performers: Coffey, Rebekah; Johnston, Guy [Cello]
Conductors: Falletta, JoAnn

The Cello Concerto is one of Anglo-Irish composer E. J. Moeran's most important works. Composed in 1945, its deft scoring and memorable melodic material mark...continue...
Recording information: Ulster Hall, Belfast, Ireland....continue...

River Runs - A Concerto for Jazz Guitar, Saxophone & Orchestra / Chuck Owen & the Jazz Surge

1 CD / MAMA Records / 2013-04-09

Works: Chuck Owen: River Runs, concerto for jazz guitar, saxophone & orchestra
Performers: Nickelson, LaRue; Owen, Chuck & The Jazz Surge; Thomas, Rob [Violin]; Wilkins, Jack [Guitar]
Conductors: Owen, Chuck
Ensemble: Chuck Owen & the Jazz Surge

Recording information: Morrisound Studios, Tampa, FL (11/2011/12/2011)....continue...

14 - Works by Niccolo Paganin, Giuseppe Tartini; Antonin Dvorak; Edward Elgar; Max Bruch et al. / David Garrett, violin; Alexander Markovich, piano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-04-02

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Concerto for Violin no 2, Op. 7; Giuseppe Tartini: Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 1 no 4 "Devil's Trill"; Antonin Dvorák: Humoresques (8) for Piano, ...
Performers: Garrett, David; Markovich, Aleksandr

Violinist David Garrett's long-lost fifth album for DG is a true treasure-trove of youthful interpretive genius.

14 documents the extraordinary and prodigious talent of the

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Recording information: Herkulessaal, Residenz, Munich (04/1995)....continue...

Penderecki: Piano Concerto 'Resurrection'; Flute Concerto / Barry Douglas, piano; Lukasz Dlugosz, flute

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Resurrection, concerto for piano & orchestra; Concerto for Flute for flute (or clarinet) & chamber orchestra
Performers: Dlugosz, Lukasz; Douglas, Barry [Piano/Conductor]
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: ; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

Scored for a large orchestra, including triple wind and a raft of percussion, Penderecki's Piano Concerto, heard here in its 2007 revision first performed by...continue...

Ivan Karabits (1945-2002): Concertos for Orchestra; Elegie; Abschiedsserenade / Karabits, Bournemouth SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26

Works: Ivan Karabits: Concerto for orchestra no 2; Concerto for orchestra no 3 "Holosinnya" ("Lamentations"); Concerto for orchestra no 1 "Musikalnoe prinosheniye Kievu" ("Musical Gift to Kiev"); Valentin S...
Conductors: Karabits, Kirill
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Following Ukraine's independence in 1991, Ivan Karabits became the country's leading musical figure. An inspirational composer, artistic director and teacher, he absorbed into his own...continue...
Recording information: The Lighthouse, Poole, Dorset, UK (06/14/2010-06/15/2010)....continue...

Hoffmeister: Flute Concertos Nos. 21 and 24 / Bruno Meier, flute; Prague CO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26

Works: Franz Anton Hoffmeister: Concerto for Flute no 24 in D major; Concerto for Flute no 21 in D major
Performers: Meier, Bruno
Conductors:
Ensemble: Prague Chamber Orchestra

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
Elegant and lyrical, lively and buoyant, these polished concertos by Franz Anton Hoffmeister (1754-1812) are immediately appealing...continue...
Recording information: Domovina Studio, Prague, Czech Republic (10/04/2011-10/05/2011)....continue...

Respighi: Complete Orchestral Works, Vol. 3 - Concerto gregoriano; Toccata; Adagio con variazioni; Sinfonia drammatica; Fantasia Slava

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-03-26

Works: Ottorino Respighi: Concerto gregoriano, for violin & orchestra, P. 135; Toccata, for piano & orchestra, P. 156; Adagio con variazioni for Cello and Orchestra; Sinfonia drammatica, P. 102; Fantasia Sl...
Performers: Bertoglio, Chiara; Brodsky, Vadim; Noferini, Andrea; Scuccuglia, Desiree
Conductors: Vecchia, Francesco La
Ensemble: ; Orchestra Sinfonica Di Roma

The works are played by the Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma, directed by Francesco La Vecchia, and feature astute readings by soloists Vadim Brodski, Andrea Noferini,...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium Conciliazione, Rome (2009-06-30_2009-07-01&2010-); OSR Studios, Rome (2009-06-30_2009-07-01&2010-); Auditorium Conciliazione, Rome (2009-10-10_2009-10-11&2011-); OSR ...continue...

Poulenc: Organ Concerto, plus organ works by Widor, Vitali, Boulanger, Halley / William Neil, organ

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2013-03-13

Works: Charles-Marie Widor: Organ Symphony no 6 in G minor, Op. 42 no 2; Tommaso Antonio Vitali: Chaconne in G minor; Lili Boulanger: Pie Jesu; Francis Poulenc: Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani in G ...
Performers: Green, Heather Ledoux [Violin]; Neil, William [Organ]; Tucker, Jane-Anne; Winter, Paul [Sax]
Conductors: Alimena, Sylvia
Ensemble: ; Eclipse Chamber Orchestra

William Neil is organist of the National Presbyterian Church and organist and harpsichordist of the National Symphony Orchestra and National Philharmonic. He attended Penn State...continue...
Recording information: National Presbyterian Church, 4101 Nebraska Avenue NW, (10/10/2010)....continue...

God Makes a Path

1 CD / FBCIA / 2013-03-13

Works: Recorded Sound: Church Bells; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Prelude on Welsh Hymn Tunes for organ no 1 in G modal minor ("Bryn Calfaria"); Prelude on Welsh Hymn Tunes for organ no 3 in C major ("Hyfrydol" ...
Performers: Delmoni, Arturo [Violin]; Frazier, Margaret; Harp, Daniel; Martorella, Stephen; Scheele, Katie; Shealy, Jason [Baritone Vocal]; Tannehill, Esperanza [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Unruh, Steve

Mozart In-Between - Symphony no 23; Piano Concert no 9; Denis Schuller: In-between

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-03-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 23 in D major, K 181; Concerto for Piano no 9 in E flat major, K 271 'Jeunehomme'; Thamos, König in Ägypten, K 345; Mitridate, re di Ponto, Opera seria,...
Performers: Greilsammer, David; Jeandet, Francois [Viola]; Liardon, Marc; Michel, Pascal; Ronzatti, Constance; Zazzo, Lawrence
Conductors: Greilsammer, David
Ensemble: ; L'Orchestre de Chambre de Geneve

On David Greilsammer's second recording for Sony Classical, the artist explores his "infinite love" for Mozart by directing the Geneva Chamber Orchestra through a varied...continue...
Recording information: La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland (11/14/2011-11/17/2011)....continue...

Karajan Adagio: Music to Free Your Mind - Over 150 minutes of soothing, calming contemplative classics

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-05

Works: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5; Jules Massenet: Medita...
Performers: Bell, David [Organ]; Borwitzky, Ottomar; Brandis, Thomas [Violin]; Maas, Emil; Maus, Frank; Meyer, Wolfgang [Organ]; Schwalbé, Michel; Spierer, Leon; Stempnik, Gerhard; Zoeller, Karlheinz
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic

Music to free your mind - over two and a half hours of soothing, calming, contemplative classics played by the Berliner Philharmoniker, conducted by the...continue...

50 Best Romantic Piano Classics - Popular romantic classics for solo piano or piano & orchestra

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; The Seasons, Op. 47b; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Conc...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Ahn Trio; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Angelich, Nicholas; Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Bran, Tim; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Donohoe, Peter; Duchable, Francois-Rene ...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Thompson, Bryden; Galliera, Alceo; Jansons, Mariss; Foster, Lawrence; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; ...
Ensemble: ; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of romantic piano music from catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics performed by some of the world's finest...continue...

Maxwell Davis: Piccolo Concerto; Trumpet Concerto; Maxwell's Reel; Five Klee Pictures / Stewart McIlwham, piccolo; John Wallace, trumpet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-02-26

Works: Peter Maxwell Davies: Piccolo Concerto, J. 285; Concerto for Trumpet, for trumpet & orchestra, J. 219; Maxwell's Reel, with Northern Lights, for orchestra, J. 294; Klee Pictures (5), for school orche...
Performers: McIlwham, Stewart; Wallace, John [Trumpet]
Conductors: Maxwell Davies, Peter
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Scottish National Orchestra

A wide cross-section of Maxwell Davies's work is represented on this programme, part of the ongoing Naxos reissues of recordings fist released by Collins Classics....continue...

50 Best Sensual Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: James Horner: Titanic; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano ...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bran, Tim; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Bumbry, Grace; Callas, Maria; Cortez, Viorica; Dalton, Mitchell; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Garcia, Jose Luis; Garello, Raul; Garrett...
Conductors: ; Jansons, Mariss; Foster, Lawrence; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Roth, François-Xavier; Goodwin, Ron; Thompson, Bryden; Plasson, Michel; Barry, John; Love, Geoff; Barbirolli, John; Fedotov, Viktor; Boul...
Ensemble: ; Ahn Trio; Berlin Philharmonic Cellists; Virtuosi

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of sensual music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics performed by some of the world's finest...continue...

Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos in E minor & D minor; Violin Sonata, Op. 4 / Tianwa Yang, violin; Romain Decharmes, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-02-26

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Sonata for Violin and Piano in F minor, Op. 4
Performers: Descharmes, Romain; Yang, Tianwa
Conductors: Gallois, Patrick
Ensemble: ; Sinfonia Finlandia Jyvaskyla

Following on from her recent highly acclaimed recording of the complete works for violin and piano of Wolfgang Rihm (8.572730), Tianwa Yang turns her attention...continue...

50 Best London Symphony Orchestra

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 8 in F, Op. 93; Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, Op. 4; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony ...
Performers: Beroff, Michel; de Peyer, Gervase; Isserlis, Steven; Loriod, Jeanne; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]; Sitkovetsky, Dmitry
Conductors: Jochum, Eugen; Previn, Andre; Boult, Adrian; Gardelli, Lamberto; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Khachaturian, Aram; Hickox, Richard; Davis, Colin; Barbirolli, John

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks from the catalogues of EMI Records, EMI Classics and Virgin Classics of recordings by the London Symphony Orchestra under...continue...

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Bruch: Violin Concertos 1 & 2 / Itzhak Perlman, violin

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Concerto for Violin no 2 in D minor, Op. 44
Performers: Perlman, Itzhak
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; López-Cobos, Jesús
Ensemble: ; Concertgebouw Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

EMI Classics relaunches the popular EMI Master Series: The definitive series of great classical music from a trove of the most notable and revered classical...continue...

Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Three Fantastic Dances Op. 5 / Cristina Ortiz, piano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 35; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 102; Fantastic Dances (3) for Piano, Op. 5
Performers: Ortiz, Cristina
Conductors: Berglund, Paavo
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

This disc includes the two Piano Concertos; the first was originally intended to be a concerto for trumpet, but during the composition process the piano...continue...
Recording information: 1975....continue...

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris; Concerto in F / André Previn, piano, LSO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris; Concerto for Piano in F major
Performers: de Peyer, Gervase; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

EMI Classics relaunches the popular EMI Master Series: The definitive series of great classical music from a trove of the most notable and revered classical...continue...
Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (06/04/1971/06/06/1971)....continue...

Shostakovich, Mozart, Bach: Piano Concertos / Constantine Orbelian, piano; Moscow CO

1 CD / Delos / 2013-02-26

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 35; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for 2 Pianos in E flat major, K 365 (316a); Concerto for Piano no 12 in A major, K 414 (385p); Johan...
Performers: Nakariakov, Sergei [Trumpet]; Orbelian, Constantine; Shames, Jonathan
Conductors: Korsakov, Andrei; Gum, Nanse
Ensemble: ; Moscow Chamber Orchestra

Some fans of Constantine Orbelian's work as conductor may still not be aware of his brilliant career as a concert pianist before he assumed the...continue...
Recording information: Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, Russia (1991-1992)....continue...

Elgar: Violin Concerto; Introduction and Allegro / Nigel Kennedy, violin; Handley

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Edward Elgar: Introduction and Allegro, for string quartet & string orchestra in G major, Op. 47; Concerto for Violin in B minor, Op. 61
Performers: Cameron, Alexander; Gilbert, Russell; Gunes, Rusen; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Manning, Peter
Conductors: Handley, Vernon
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra

EMI Classics relaunches the popular EMI Master Series: The definitive series of great classical music from a trove of the most notable and revered classical...continue...
Recording information: Watford Town Hall....continue...

Classical Caffeine - works by Vivaldi, Bach, Handel, Mozart and Beethoven

1 CD / Delos / 2013-02-26

Works: Rodion Shchedrin: Carmen Ballet; Sergey Prokofiev: Classical Symphony, Op. 25; Darius Milhaud: Scaramouche; Dmitry Shostakovich: The Gadfly; Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Concerto for Trumpet in E major; Dm...
Performers: Aharonian, Rouben; Bailey, Zuill; Bilger, David [trumpet]; Dinnerstein, Simone [Piano]; Gugnin, Andrey; Kholodenko, Vadym; Safonova, Svetlana; Schwarz, Gerard; Taylor, Stephen W. [Oboe]; Tennant, Sco...
Conductors: DePreist, James; Schwarz, Gerard; Orbelian, Constantine; Lapunov, Anatoly;
Ensemble: ; Brazilian Guitar Quartet; Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; iDuo; Los Angeles Guitar Quartet; Shanghai Quartet; Style of Five; The Russian Folk Ensemble Balalaika

A delightful array of lively and upbeat classics that are sure to wake you up and get you going. Selections have been chosen exclusively from...continue...

50 Best Organ Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, chorale prelude for organ (Schübler Chorale no 1), BWV 645 (BC K22; Prelude and Fugue for...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Bayco, Frederic; Bunney, Herrick [Chorus Master]; Cook, Melville [Organ]; Duruflé, Maurice; Durufle-Chevalier, Marie-Madeleine; Eisenberg, Matthias; Germani, Fernando; Gil, Jea...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Bedford, Steuart; Plasson, Michel

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of some of the most popular compositions of organ music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics....continue...

J.S. Bach: Piano Music - includes Italian Concerto, Chaconne in D Minor, Toccata & Fugue in D Minor / Tatiana Nikolayeva, piano

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971; Fugue for organ in G minor ("Little"), BWV 578 (BC J66); Ferruccio Busoni: Toccata Transcriptions; Four Chorale Preludes; Chaconne, transc...
Performers: Nikolayeva, Tatiana

For decades Tatiana Nikolayeva was celebrated as one of the finest pianists and teachers in the Soviet world, but it was not until the waning...continue...
Recording information: Moscow (1980)....continue...

50 Best Chillout Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite no 3 in D, BWV 1068; Keyboard Concerto no 5 in F minor, BWV 1056; ...
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Chance, Michael; Daniels, David; Donohoe, Peter; Farr, Stephen; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Gavrilov, And...
Conductors: Handford, Maurice; Marriner, Sir Neville; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Nézet-Séguin, Yannick; Warren-Green, Christopher; Olah, Erno; Norrington, Roger; Trevor, Kirk; Sawallisch, ...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Ahn Trio; Fretwork; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo

This 3 CD set contains 50 tracks of classical chill out music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Performed by some of...continue...

Eugene Zador (1894-1977): Elegie & Dance; Oboe Concerto; Studies for Orchestra / Laszlo Hadady, oboe

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-02-26

Works: Eugene Zador: Elegie and Dance, for orchestra; Oboe Concerto; Divertimento, for strings; Studies (8), for orchestra
Performers: Hadady, Laszlo
Conductors: Smolij, Mariusz
Ensemble: ; Budapest Symphony Orchestra

This second disc of orchestral works by Zádor includes his most-performed piece, the Divertimento for Strings and the composer's own favorite, Studies for Orchestra....continue...
Recording information: Studio 6, Hungarian Radio (09/09/2011-09/11/2011)....continue...

The Silver Violin - Music by Carlos Gardel, Korngold, John Williams, Howard Shores, Shostakovich / Nicola Benedetti, violin

1 CD / Decca / 2013-02-19

Works: John Williams: Schindler's List; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt, Op. 12; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Carlos Gardel: Por una cabeza, tango for voice & chamber orchestra; Dmitry Sh...
Performers: Benedetti, Nicola; Elschenbroich, Leonard; Grynyuk, Alexei; Knowles, Gregory [Percussion]; Sidorova, Ksenija [Accordion]; Sitkovetsky, Alexander; Tom Dunn [Violin/Viola]
Conductors: Karabits, Kirill
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Acclaimed as one of the leading violinists of her generation, best-selling violin virtuoso Nicola Benedetti turns the spotlight on Hollywood in this collection of the...continue...
Recording information: The Guildhall, Southampton, England (2012-04-11_2012-04-12&2012-)....continue...

Left to Play Solo

1 CD / Red/membran / 2013-02-19

Works: Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano left hand; Benjamin Britten: Diversions, for piano, left hand & orchestra, Op. 21; Dinu Lipatti: Sonatina for piano, left hand
Performers: Katchen, Julius; Lipatti, Dinu; Wittgenstein, Paul
Conductors: Walter, Bruno; Britten, Benjamin

Recording information: 1937-??-??&1943-??-??&1954-....continue...

Dvorak: Cello Concerto; Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations / Truls Mork, cello. Jansons

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo theme, Op. 33
Performers: Tonnesen, Terje; Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: ; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

Norwegian cellist Truls Mork is among the leading master of his instruement, while the Dvorak concerto and Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations are among the most popular...continue...
Recording information: Konserthus, Oslo (05/12/1992-05/14/1992)....continue...

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...

The Minimalists - Adams, Glass, Reich, Heath / Christopher Warren-Green, London CO

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: John Adams: Shaker Loops; Philip Glass: Facades; Quartet for Strings no 2 ("Company"); Steve Reich: Eight Lines; David C. Heath: The Frontier, for double-bass & orchestra
Performers: Haram, Simon; Harle, John; Lawrence, Chris [Bass]
Conductors: Warren-Green, Christopher
Ensemble: ; London Chamber Orchestra

The 1960's saw the arrival of a new musical style from America: minimalism fascinated classical and op musician alike. The music on this CD is...continue...
Recording information: All Saints Church, Petersham (03/1990)....continue...

Thomas Haigh: 6 Concertos for Harpsichord / Barbara Harbach, harpsichord

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Thomas Haigh: Harpsichord Concerto no 1 in D major; Harpsichord Concerto no 2 in B flat major; Harpsichord Concerto no 3 in A minor; Harpsichord Concerto no 4 in G major; Harpsichord Concerto no 5 in...
Performers: Harbach, Barbara

These are world premiere recordings of British composer Thomas Haigh's concertos for harpsichord. Harbach has chosen to record these concertos as solo harpsichord without the...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto; Lalo: Symphonic Espganole / Bronislaw Huberman, violin

1 CD / Opus KURA / 2013-02-12

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Edouard Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, for violin & orchestra in D minor, Op. 21
Performers: Frenkel, Paul; Huberman, Bronislaw
Conductors: Steinberg, William; Szell, George
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic

Born in Poland in 1882, Bronislaw Humberman's recordings with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra are the most famous and valuable for violin recording history. He was...continue...

Recorder Bravura - Works by Sarasate; Paradis; Chopin; Massenet; Wessely; Finzi; Gossec et al. / Piers Adam: recorder; Howard Beach: piano

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2013-02-12

Works: Pablo de Sarasate: Ziegeunerweisen; Maria Theresia von Paradis: Sicilienne for keyboard in E flat major; Frédéric Chopin: Variations on "Non piú mesta" from Rossini's La Cenerentola, f...
Performers: Adams, Piers; Beach, Howard

The inspiration for this project came with the discovery of a wealth of extravagant salon music written for a now-obsolete wind instrument called the czakan....continue...
Recording information: Vestry Hall, London College of Music (03/1997)....continue...

Intermezzo

1 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-02-05

Works: Johann Strauss II: Tausend und eine Nacht Op. 346; Jerónimo Giménez: La Boda de Luis Alonso, zarzuela; Amadeo Vives: Maruxa, zarzuela; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodram...
Performers: Goldmann, Dieter
Conductors: Strauss, Eduard; Mas, Salvador; Magiera, Leone; Pitamic, Alexander von; Shipway, Frank; Scholz, Alfred; Adolph, Henry; Nanut, Anton

The World of Piano

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-02-05

Works: Scott Joplin: The Entertainer; Maple Leaf Rag; The Chrysanthemum, an Afro-American Intermezzo, for piano; Work(s); Pleasant Moments; The Sycamore, for piano; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Pia...
Performers: Capova, Sylvia; Fordham, George; Hogwallop, Lester; Jaccottet, Christiane; Kangas, John; Landry, McGeorge; McAllister, Brett; McTrahan, Ed; Narrow, Mike; O'Ribbett, Kent; Pivka, Marian; Schmalfuss, P...

Smooth Dinner Classics

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-02-05

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846; Partita in B flat major, BWV 825; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Fantasia for Piano in D minor, K 397 (385g); Concerto for Piano no 21 in C maj...
Performers: Capova, Sylvia; Czerkow, Iwan; Jaccottet, Christiane; Lelkes, Anna; Ostranc, Joze; Pivka, Marian; Spitkova, Helena; Stanceva, Svetlana; Tomsic, Dubravka
Conductors: Adolph, Henry; Lizzio, Alberto; Magiera, Leone; Duvier, Eugen; Petroschoff, Vladimir; Pesek, Libor; Bengtson, Sven; Shipway, Frank

Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 23 & 25 / Rudolf Buchbinder, piano

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-02-05

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 25 in C major, K 503; Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488
Performers: Buchbinder, Rudolf [Piano]
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Concentus Musicus Wien

Two legendary Austrian artists interpret two of Mozart's piano concertos. Nikolaus Harnoncourt, for the first time, conducts Mozart's piano concertos with his orchestra, Concentus Musicus...continue...
Recording information: Musikverein, Vienna (06/07/2012-06/11/2012)....continue...

Gershwin, George: Rhapsody In Blue

1 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-02-05

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris; Concerto for Piano in F major
Conductors: Adolph, Henry

Beethoven, Ludwig Van: Klavierkonzert Nr. 3 & 4

1 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-02-05

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58
Performers: Groschel, Ernst; Tomsic, Dubravka
Conductors: Nanut, Anton; Neidlinger, Gunther

Vorlese- und Entspannungsmusik

1 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-02-05

Works: Claude Debussy: Arabesques (2) for Piano; Jimbo's Lullaby, for piano (Children's Corner no 2), L. 113/2; Johann Sebastian Bach: Trio Sonata no 4 in E minor; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G m...
Performers: Admacayan, Garo; Capova, Sylvia; Cerkov, Ivan; Egger, Georg; Lelkes, Anna; Ramsay, Angus; Schmalfuss, Peter; Spanyi, Miklos; Spitkova, Helena
Conductors: Lizzio, Alberto; Bucher, Helmut; Faerber, Jörg; Scholz, Alfred; Bengtson, Sven

Bartok, Bela: Klavierkonz.no.2/5 Rumsn.tsnze

1 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-02-05

Works: Béla Bartók: For Children, Sz 42, Vol. 1, Sz. 42/1-21; Concerto for Piano no 2, Sz 95; Romanian Folkdances (6) for Piano, Sz 56
Performers: Alexander Jenner; Dragotin Hrdjok; Stephan Nagy
Conductors: Pantelli, Carlo
Ensemble: Philharmonia Slavonica