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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7 / Joshua Bell, ASMF

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-02-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92
Conductors: Bell, Joshua
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Adding to his illustrious resume, Grammy® Award-winning violinist JOSHUA BELL has been named Music Director of the world-renowned ensemble, Academy of St. Martin in the...continue...
Recording information: Air Lyndhurst Studios, London (05/15/2012-05/17/2012)....continue...

Handel: Water Music / Marriner, ASMF

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Scarcely any other orchestra has made more of a name for itself with records of Baroque music than Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields...continue...
Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (06/1988-07/1988)....continue...

Mozart: Requiem; Exsultate Jubilate / Donath, Ludwig, Tear, Lloyd, Hendricks

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a); Unspecified: [Untitled CD-ROM Track]
Performers: Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Ludwig, Christa; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Philharmoni Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
This is above all a lyrical performance, both chorally and, more particularly, in the solo music, the realisation of which gave me especial pleasure....continue...

Haydn: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Mstislav Rostropovich

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-26

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)
Performers: Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin In The Fields

Gramophone Magazine
This is a quite extraordinary achievement. Not the least of its merits is that it leaves you loving the music as never before. The...continue...
Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (11/15/1975-11/16/1975)....continue...

Golden Trumpet: The Best-Loved Trumpet Concertos / Maurice Andre, Marriner/Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-14

Works: Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel: Concerto for trumpet in D major; Concerto Grosso for 6 trumpets, strings & basso continuo in D major; Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for trumpet & orchestra in C mi...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Arrington, Daniel; Brown, Iona; Caens, Thierry; Jarmasson, Jacques; Leroy, Jean-Paul; Miller, Tess; Nicklin, Celia; Soustrot, Bernard; Touvron, Guy [Trumpet]
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Wallez, Jean-Pierre
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Baroque Masterpieces by Bach, Handel, Telemann, Pachelbel et al. / Marriner

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!" BWV 208; Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Christoph Willib...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

The Very Best of Sabine Meyer / Vonk, Blomstedt, Brown

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Serenade no 10 in B flat, K. 361 (370a) "Gran partita"; Divertimento (no 6), for 2 clarinets & bassoon in B flat major, K. deest; Car...
Performers: Holl, Hartmut; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet]; Meyer, Wolfgang [Clarinet]; Zimmermann, Tabea [Viola]
Conductors: Vonk, Hans; Blomstedt, Herbert; Brown, Iona; ; Faerber, Jörg
Ensemble: ; Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields; Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble; Staatskapelle Dresden; Trio Di Clarone; Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn

Candlelight Classics - Music for Romance

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Heinrich Joseph Baermann: Adagio in D flat...
Performers: Johnson, Emma [Clarinet]; Lloyd Webber, Julian; Nicholson, Pamela; Prats, Jorge Luis; Rhodes, Paul; Seow, Yitkin; Smith, Kenneth [Flute]; Wei, Xu
Conductors: Schenck, Andrew; Bátiz, Enrique; Tjeknavorian, Loris; Marriner, Sir Neville;
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Pro Arte Guitar Trio

Stress Free - Music for the End of the Day

1 CD / Decca / 2009-08-25

Works: Erik Satie: Gymnopédies (3), for piano (also orchestrated by Debussy); Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 6 in D major, BWV 1012; Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Vio...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Hall, Nicola; Leister, Karl; Romero, Celin; Romero, Pepe
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Brown, Iona; Haitink, Bernard; Serafin, Tullio
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra

Healing - Music to Sooth the Mind and Body

1 CD / Decca / 2009-08-25

Works: Claude Debussy: La Fille Aux Chevaux De Lin; Camille Saint-Saëns: The Swan (from Carnival of the Animals); Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Cantata no 156, "Ich steh' mit ein...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Kennedy, Nigel; Lenehan, John; Lloyd Webber, Julian; Robles, Marisa; Sanders, Samuel; Schiff, Andras; Schiff, Heinrich
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Bonynge, Richard; Judd, James; Münchinger, Karl; Brown, Iona
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

Villa-Lobos: Bachiana brasileiras (excerpts), Chôros no 1 & 5, etc / de los Angeles, Sayao, Villa-Lobos, Mariner, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachiana brasileira no 5 for Soprano and 8 Cellos; Chôro no 1 for Guitar; Bachianas Brasileiras no 4, for piano & orchestra, A. 424; Bachiana brasileira no 2 for Orchestra; C...
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; de los Angeles, Victoria; Ghiglia, Oscar; Harle, John; Osorio, Jorge Federico; Sayao, Bidu [Soprano Vocals]; Tagliaferro, Magda
Conductors: Villa-Lobos, Heitor; Bátiz, Enrique; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; French National Radio Orchestra; Symphony of the Air

Angels - Christmas with the Great Sopranos / Bonney, Fleming, Te Kanawa, Price, Sutherland, Tebaldi, et al

1 CD / Decca / 2008-10-14

Works: Adolphe Adam: Cantique de Noël for voice & orchestra ("Minuit, Chrétiens," "O Holy Night"); Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Christmas Traditional: Good King ...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Bonney, Barbara; Clark, Patricia; Fleming, Renee; Freni, Mirella; Gheorghiu, Angela; McNair, Sylvia; Price, Leontyne; Steele-Perkins, Crispian [Trumpet]; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Te Ka...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Delfs, Andreas; Dutoit, Charles; Bonynge, Richard; Marin, Ion; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Pinnock, Trevor; Marriner, Sir Neville; Rose, Barry; Guadagno, Anton; Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; English Baroque Soloists; English Concert Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; R...

Celebrate Christmas with some of the most beautiful melodies written for the holidays, sung by the most gorgeous voices. With opera stars both past and...continue...

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 ...

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

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-06-24

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

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

40 Most Beautiful Spring Classics - Vivaldi, Glazunov, Copland, etc / Masur, Koopman, et al

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-03-25

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Alexander Glazunov: The Seasons, Op. 67; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Les saisons, Op. 37b; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fanta...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Blankestijn, Marieke; Bonney, Barbara; Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Isokoski, Soile; Koopman, Ton; Mederos, Rodolfo; Parsons, Geoffrey; Postnikova, Viktoria; Pregardie...
Conductors: Serebrier, José; Davis, Andrew; Scimone, Claudio; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Koopman, Ton; Marriner, Sir Neville; Kangas, Juha; Inbal, Eliahu; Mehta, Zubin; Wolff, Hugh; Bibl, Rudolph; Rasilaine...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Amsterdam Baroque Soloists; Ensemble Instrumental; I Solisti Veneti; Il Giardino Armonico; London Philharmonic Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Norwegian ...

kate Royal sings Rodrigo, Delibes, R. Strauss, Stravinsky, etc / Kate Royal, soprano. Edward Gardner, ASMF

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-09-18

Conductors: Gardner, Edward
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Described by The Times as "already in a class of her own," soprano Kate Royal is on the verge of superstardom. This disc offers listeners...continue...

Walton: Hamlet, As You Like It / Marriner, Gielgud, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-09-11

Performers: Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Featuring the riveting narration from Sir John Gielgud, this selection stands up to any current competition and makes an especially memorable recording. Part of Chandos's...continue...

Classics - Walton: Henry V / Marriner, Plummer, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-09-11

Works: William Walton: Henry V, a Musical Scenario after Shakespeare, for narrators & orchestra (arr. by C. Palmer); Giles Farnaby: Rosa Solis for keyboard; Anonymous, English: Watkin's Ale, song; Joseph Ca...
Performers: Nicklin, Celia; Watson, Ian
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Westminster Cathedral Choir

Stellar performance of this comprehensive representation of Walton's great film score, including noted Shakespearean actor Christopher Plummer who imparts presence and authority as speaker Available...continue...

Originals - Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez, etc / Romero, Marriner, ASMF

1 CD / Philips / 2007-08-14

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Fantasía para un gentilhombre, for guitar & orchestra; Cançoneta for violin & string orchestra; Invocación y danza, for ...
Performers: Ara, Augustín Leon; Romero, Pepe
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Super Audio CD Sampler Vol 2

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2007-07-31

Works: Alexander Glazunov: Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 82; Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Sergei Taneyev: At the Reading of a Psalm, cantata, Op. 36; Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto ...
Performers: Beekman, Bram; Fischer, Julia [Violin]; Kodama, Mari [Piano]; Marriner, Andrew
Conductors: Kreizberg, Yakov; Vonk, Hans; Pletnev, Mikhail; Murphy, Simon; Nagano, Kent; Boni, Marco; Spanjaard, Ed; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; London Symphony Orchestra; Netherlands Chamber Orchestra; Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra; Netherlands Radio Symphony; New Dutch Academy; Royal Concertgebouw C...

PentaTone presents a CD specifically designed to assist in the setup of a surround system. This disc features 70 minutes of highlights from the PentaTone...continue...

Krommer, Spohr: Clarinet Concertos / Bliss, Meyer

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-07-17

Works: Franz Krommer: Concerto for 2 clarinets & orchestra in E flat major, Op. 91; Louis Spohr: Concerto for Clarinet no 4 in E minor, WoO 20; Concerto for Clarinet no 2 in E flat major, Op. 57
Performers: Bliss, Julian; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet]
Conductors: Sillito, Kenneth
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

"Sabine Meyer's Mozart recordings are incredible, and this new July 2007 release of Krommer and Spohr continues the tradition. The rhythmic vitality of the Krommer...continue...

The Originals - Barber, Ives, etc / Marriner, et al

1 CD / Decca / 2007-06-12

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Charles Ives: Symphony no 3 "The Camp Meeting"; Aaron Copland: Quiet City; Henry Cowell: Hymn and Fuguing Tune no 10 for oboe & string orchestra, HC 813; Paul Crest...
Performers: Laird, Michael; Nicklin, Celia
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Gramophone
Few anthologies find room for a symphony; but this one does, and in doing so offers us a very good one, Ives's Third: three gently...continue...

Gemini - Bach: Keyboard Concertos, etc / Gavrilov, Marriner

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-04-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Harpsichord in E major, BWV 1053; Concerto for Harpsichord in A major, BWV 1055; Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor...
Performers: Constable, John [Keyboards]; Gavrilov, Andrei; Miller, Susan; Smith, Lenore
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

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...

Choral Favourites from King's / Ledger, Willcocks, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-01-23

Works: Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Thomas Tallis: If ye love me; Antonio Vivaldi: "Domine Deus" from Gloria RV 589, for Soprano, Trumpet and Continuo; John Tavener...
Performers: Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Ellis, Osian; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Grier, Francis; Hare, Ian; Harper, Heather; Hayes, Nicholas; King, Andrew [Tenor]; Layton...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Willcocks, David
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Cambridge Classical Players; City of London Sinfonia

Ancora - Maw: Life Studies; Bennett / Marriner, Willcocks

1 CD / NMC Classics / 2006-05-04

Works: Nicholas Maw: Life Studies; Richard Rodney Bennett: Spells
Performers: Manning, Jane
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Willcocks, David, Sir
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bach Choir; Philharmonia Orchestra

NMC is pleased to announce another release in its successful Ancora series of re-issues. The composers and performers on this release make it an important...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...

Greatest Hits - Vaughan Williams

1 CD / Decca / 2005-08-09

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves; The lark ascending; English Folk Song Suite; The wasps; Concerto grosso for strings in 3 groups; Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis
Performers: Brown, Iona; Connah, Trevor; Heath, Kenneth [Cello]; Shingles, Stephen
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Gemini - Respighi: Pines of Rome, etc / Gardelli, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-05-24

Works: Ottorino Respighi: Belfagor, concert overture, for orchestra (after opera "Belfagor"), P. 140; Pines of Rome; Fountains of Rome; Gli uccelli "The Birds"; Trittico botticelliano (Three Botticelli Pict...
Conductors: Gardelli, Lamberto; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

Gemini - Horn Concertos / Tuckwell, Marriner, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-05-24

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for Horn in D major; Luigi Cherubini: Sonata (Concert Etude) for horn & strings (or piano) no 2 in F major; Christoph Förster: Concerto for Horn in E flat major;...
Performers: Tuckwell, Barry [French Horn]
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Tuckwell, Barry
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; English Chamber Orchestra

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...

Beethoven: String Quartet , Piano Sonata / Perahia, ASMF

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2004-11-16

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 12 in E flat major, Op. 127; Sonata for Piano no 28 in A major, Op. 101
Performers: Perahia, Murray
Conductors: Perahia, Murray
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

One of the most admired pianists of his generation, Perahia began a new phase of his career in 2000, when he became Principal Conductor of...continue...

Bach: Brandenburg Concertos no 5 & 6, etc / Marriner, ASMF

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2004-07-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Brandenburg Concerto no 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051; Orchestral Suite no 1 in C major, BWV 1066
Performers: Bennett, William; Brown, Iona; Canstable, John; Davis, Barry; Hunt, William; Jenkins, Anthony; Koster, Raymund; Malcolm, George; Medlam, Charles; Nicklin, Celia; Ross, Alastair; Sheen, Graham; Shingl...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

The Romantic Violin / Joshua Bell

1 CD / Decca / 2004-07-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/1; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Niccolò Paganini: Cantab...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Coker, Paul; Sanders, Samuel [Piano]; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Zinman, David; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Litton, Andrew; Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

This new collection features a selection of favorite movements from great Romantic violin concertos... well over an hour of romantic violin music! "Bell projects an...continue...

Classic Library - Mozart: Flute Concertos / Galway, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 2004-04-20

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Flute no 1 in G major, K. 313 (K. 285c); Concerto for Flute no 2 in D major, K. 314 (K. 285d); Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major
Performers: Galway, James [Flute]; Robles, Marisa [Harp]
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

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...

For Your Life - For Your Baby

1 CD / Decca / 2004-01-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Variations (12) for Piano in C major on "Ah vous dirai-je maman", K 265 (300e); Sonata for Piano no 15 in C major ("Sona...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Ambrosini, Jean-Claude; Arrau, Claudio; BBC Concert Orchestra; Berry, Walter; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Burrowes, Norma; English Chamber Orchestra; Eschenba...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Solti, Sir Georg; Judd, James; Wordsworth, Barry; Ozawa, Seiji; Previn, Andre; Davis, Carl; Munchinger, Karl
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; BBC Concert Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This selection contains both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: Marilyn Horne (mezzo soprano); Naoko Yoshino (harp); Toyohiko Satoh (lute); Christian Ferras (violin); Julian Lloyd Webber (cel...continue...

Joshua Bell - Romance of the Violin

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-10-28

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Claude Debussy: La fille aux cheveux de lin; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 20 in C sharp minor, KK IVa/16, CT. 127 (B. 49); Camille Sai...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Heringman, Jacob [Lute]; Ogden, Craig [Guitar]; Orton, Stephen
Conductors: Stern, Michael
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Bell's performances and his magnetic presence have earned him popularity and acclaim that reach far beyond core classical audiences. All the arrangements for this recording...continue...
Throughout his career, violinist Joshua Bell has always sought to expand the range of works available for his instrument, and with the aptly titled ROMANCE OF THE VIOLIN, he ventures a bit further fro...continue...

Murray Perahia Plays Bach

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-10-07

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Flute, Violin and Harpsichord in A minor, BWV 1044 "Triple Concerto"; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Italian Concerto, for solo keyboard in F majo...
Performers: Lindberg, Jakob; Martín, Jaime; Perahia, Murray; Sillito, Kenneth
Conductors: Perahia, Murray
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

"These are old-fashioned performances using modern instruments and piano. Since the pianist is Murray Perahia, who could mind? His playing is plush, lively, and beautifully...continue...

American Classics - Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-09-01

Works: Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Naomi and Ruth, cantata for soprano, female chorus & piano/organ (or orchestra), Op. 137; Sacred Service for the Sabbath Eve, for baritone, chorus & organ, Op. 122; Prayers...
Performers: Christopher, Ted; Cohen, Jem; Harbach, Barbara; Mariner, Rodney; Martinez, Ana Maria; Potton, Hugh; Robinson, McNeil; Spiro, Simon
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Corp, Ronald [Composer]; Levin, Neil
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; London Chorus; New York Cantorial Choir

"This is wonderful, worthwhile music from one of our 'adopted' American 20th-Century masters. If you're a sacred music fan - Jewish or not - it...continue...

American Classics - Introducing American Jewish Music

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-09-01

Works: Dave Brubeck: Gates of Justice; Leonard Bernstein: Hashkiveniu; Anonymous: Hudl Mitn Shtrudl; Darius Milhaud: Études for String Quartet, Op. 442; Service sacré, Op. 279; Julius Chajes: ...
Performers: Adler, Bruce; Bloch, Robert; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Clement, Richard; Feldon, Barbara; Feldshuh, Tovah; Fisk, Eliot; Guttman, Jim; Jolley, David; Krakauer, David; Marti...
Conductors: ; Gloyd, Russell; Itai, Avner; Jaffe, Elli; Levi, Yoel; Papadopoulos, Marios; Schwarz, Gerard; Wirth, Gerald; Levin, Neil; Cullen, Joseph
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Baltimore Choral Arts Society; Barcelona Symphony Orchestra; BBC Singers; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Coro Hebraeico; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Dave Brub...

The Milken Archive of American Jewish Music is a vast recorded panorama of the rich body of Jewish music, both sacred and secular, that has...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Concerto no 3, etc/ Fellner, Pommier, et al

1 CD / Apex / 2003-05-20

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Sonata for Piano no 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"; Sonata for Piano no 24 in F sharp major, Op. 78 "A Thérèse"
Performers: Fellner, Till; Pommier, Jean-Bernard
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Tchaikovsky - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Decca / 2003-04-08

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Swan Lake; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Romeo & Jul...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Boshniakovich, Oleg; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Gabarro, Francisco; Garbarro, Francisco; Hvorostovsky, Dmitri; Josefowicz, Leila; London...
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin; Ozawa, Seiji; Bonynge, Richard; Marriner, Sir Neville; Pletnev, Mikhail; Karajan, Herbert von; Markevitch, Igor; Gergiev, Valery; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Gotting, Ove; Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Kirov Theater Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Russian National Orchest...

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For Your Life - For a Quiet Evening

1 CD / Decca / 2003-03-18

Works: Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte; Stanley Myers: He was beautiful; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachiana brasileira no 5 for Soprano and 8 Cellos; Gabriel Fauré: Pelléas et M&...
Performers: English Chamber Orchestra; Erquiaga, Steve; Fernandez, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Hall, Nicola; LaGoya, Alexandre; Romero, Pepe; Sollscher, Goran
Conductors: Sillito, Kenneth; Malcolm, George; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; English Concert

This selection contains both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: Alexandre Lagoya, Steve Erquiaga, Eduardo Fernandez , Nicola Hall, Pepe Romero, Göran Söllscher (guitar).

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Romance 2 Classic / Marriner, Hahn, Brown, Novak Quartet

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2003-02-26

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Má vlast; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Franz Schubert: Rosamunde, D 797/Op. 26; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D, Op. ...
Performers: Frank, Pamela
Conductors: Brown, Iona; Hahn, Klaus-Peter; Marriner, Sir Neville;
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Moscow Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra; Novák String Quartet

Mozart - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Decca / 2003-02-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Sonata for Piano no 15 in C major ("Sonata semplice") K. 545; Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A ...
Performers: Anda, Geza; Damm, Peter; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Uchida, Mitsuko
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; ; Anda, Géza; Davis, Colin; Böhm, Karl; De Waart, Edo; Végh, Sándor
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemb; I Musici; London Symphony Orchestra; Netherlands Wind Ensemble

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Essential Guitar - 24 Guitar Masterpieces / Romero, Segovia

2 CD / Decca / 2002-08-13

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Fantasía para un gentilhombre; Isaac Albéniz: España, 6 Feuilles d'album, Op. 165; Suite española no 1, for piano, Op. 47...
Performers: Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Fernandez, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Hall, Nicola; LaGoya, Alexandre; Pena, Paco; Presti, Ida; Romero, Celin; Romero, Pepe; Romeros, Los; Segovia, Andres; Sollscher, Goran; ...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Malcolm, George; Sillito, Kenneth; Almeida, Antonio de; Jorda, Enrique; Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; English Chamber Orchestra; Symphony of the Air

Music for you - What does your world sound like?

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-05-07

Works: Erik Satie: Gymnopédies (3) for Piano; Miles Davis: Flamenco Sketches; Johannes Brahms: Pieces (6) for Piano, Op. 118; Howard Skempton: Well, Well, Cornelius; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem ...
Performers: Adderley, Julian "Cannonball"; Ax, Emanuel; Brubeck, Dave; Chambers, Paul; Cobb, Jimmy; Coltrane, John; Davis, Miles; Evans, Bill [Piano]; Groethuysen, Andreas; Ma, Yo-Yo; Perahia, Murray; Shimada, R...
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; ; Riesman, Michael; Williams, John [Guitar]
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Philharmonia Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra; Philip Glass Ensemble; Tal & Groethuysen Duo

The Very Best of Janet Baker

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2002-04-09

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

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

Essential Tchaikovsky - 22 of his Greatest Masterpieces

2 CD / Decca / 2002-03-12

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Romeo & Juliet; Pathétique Symphony, Op. 74; Swan Lake; Sextet for Strings in D major, Op. 70 "Souvenir de Florence"...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Boshniakovich, Oleg; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Hajdu, Istvan [Piano]; Hvorostovsky, Dmitri; Moll, Phillip; Suwanai, Akiko
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin; Karajan, Herbert von; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Gergiev, Valery; Mehta, Zubin; Dutoit, Charles; Markevitch, Igor; ; Korniev, Nikolai
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Gabrieli String Quartet; Kirov Theater Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchest...