Recordings, Last Year > Moore, Gerald [Piano]

The Very Best of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

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

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

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

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-05

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

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

The Very Best of Nicolai Gedda

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

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

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

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Voice of the Century [25 discs - Includes DVDs] [Limited Edition]

25 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-15

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Nacht und Träume, D 827; Heidenröslein, D 257/Op. 3 no 3; Der Erlkönig, D 328; An den Frühl...
Performers: Alda, Catarina; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Carbonari, Virgilio; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Demus, Jörg [Piano]; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Donderer, Georg; Dyk, Cornelis van; ...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Böhm, Karl; Richter, Karl; Gorvin, Carl; Stadlmair, Hans; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Karajan, Herbert von; Barenboim, Daniel; Weissenborn, Gunther; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Joch...


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Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone), Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Period: Romanti

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Schubert: 21 Lieder / Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone; Gerald Moore, piano

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Franz Schubert: An die Entfernte, D 765; Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D 774; Der Schiffer, D 536; Der Wanderer, D 649/Op. 65 no 2; Nachtgesang, D 314; Das Zügenglöcklein, D 871; Der Jüngl...
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Moore, Gerald [Piano]

Without exception, the second edition in the RED LINE series feature absolute classics from the EMI catalog. These fantastic pieces range from Chopin to Beethoven...continue...
Recording information: Berlin (1958-05-??&1965-02-??&1965-)....continue...

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

1 CD / Preiser / 2012-12-11

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

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

Szymon Goldberg Centenary (Edition), Vol. 2: Commercial Recordings / Szymon Goldberg, violin [8 CDs]

8 CD / Music & Arts / 2012-10-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, B...
Performers: Bottermund, Hans; Breiden, Heinrich; Feuermann, Emanuel; Goldberg, Szymon; Harzer, Albert; Hindemith, Paul; Jones, Geraint; Kern, Gustav; Kraus, Lili [Piano]; Kruttge, Eigel; Lush, Ernest; Moore, Ger...
Conductors: Susskind, Walter; Melichar, Alois; Kletzki, Paul;
Ensemble: ; Members of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Recordings were made of Goldberg (1909-1993) over virtually a 60-year period--perhaps one of the longest studio careers of any violinist and certainly most consistent in...continue...

Essential Encores - Over 2 hours of great classical showpieces

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

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

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

Rare Goossens - Works by Fauré, Marcello, Piernel, Bax, Barthe, Colin, Saint-Saens / Léon Goossens, oboe

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2012-10-09

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Vocalise-étude; Benedetto Marcello: Concerto for Oboe in C minor, SF. 799 (attributed to A. Marcello); Paul Pierne: Aubade, for oboe & piano; Gordon Bryan: Concerto no 1 in...
Performers: Goossens, Leon [Oboe]; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Raybould, Clarence
Conductors: Susskind, Walter;
Ensemble: London Wind Quintette; Philharmonia Orchestra

These are recordings not available anywhere else, ranging from a 1925 pre-electric recording of Charles Colin's endearing "Concertino" to a 1947 reworking of Scarlatti themes....continue...

Folk Songs of the British Isles - Legendary Voices / John McCormack, Kathleen Ferrier, Richard Lewis et al. /

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2012-09-25

Works: English Traditional: The Keel Row, Northumbrian folk song; Cushie Butterfield, music hall song (tune "Pretty Polly Perkins"); Lincolnshire Poacher, folk song; Greensleeves, folk song; O can ye sew cu...
Performers: Brannigan, Owen; Britten, Benjamin; Dawson, Peter; Hammond, Joan, Dame; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Lush, Ernest; MacColl, Ewan; MacEwan, Sydney, Father; McCormack, John [Tenor Vocal]; McKellar, Ke...
Conductors: Wilson, Robert; Roberton, Hugh S.; Sharples, Bob; Sims, Ivor E.; Mackerras, Charles, Sir

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

1 CD / Columna Musica / 2012-09-11

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

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

The Art of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - Schubert, Bach et al. / Gerald Moore, Daniel Barenboim

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-08-21

Works: Franz Schubert: An die Musik, D 547; Der Musensohn, D 764/Op. 92 no 1; Der Erlkönig, D 328; Schwanengesang, D 957; Das Lied im Grünen, D 917/Op. 115 no 1; Die liebe Farbe ("In Grün wil...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Demus, Jorg [Piano]; Engel, Karl; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Klust, Hertha; Kohn, Karl Christian; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Richter, Sviatoslav; Sawallisch, Wolfgan...
Conductors: Ristenpart, Karl; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Jochum, Eugen; Keilberth, Joseph; Böhm, Karl

A 2-CD musical journey through Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau's seemingly boundless Lied, opera and cantala repertoire....continue...