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Vladimir Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca / Ashkenazy, Perlman, Harrell, Fistoulari, Solti, Kondrashin et al. [Limited Edition]

50 CD / Decca / 2013-04-02

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Belkin, Boris; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Cash, Teresa [Soprano Vocal]; Civil, Alan; Cohen, Franklin; Cooke, Terry; Corkhill...
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill; Fistoulari, Anatole; Maazel, Lorin; Segal, Uri; Zinman, David; Kertész, István; Previn, Andre; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Solti, S...

Decca Classics releases Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca on April 2, 2013, a limited edition box-set comprised of 50 CDs to celebrate the labels remarkable...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8 / Rozhdestvensky, London PO

1 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2013-03-26

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 8 in C minor, Op. 65
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Shostakovich's Eighth Symphony is a powerful work and today stands not only as a chilling reminder of some of the darkest days of the 20th...continue...
Recording information: Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, London (10/30/1983)....continue...

Laugh with Classical Music - Vieuxtemps; Rimsky-Korsakov / Orbelian, Moscow CO; Italian Saxophone Quartet, John Aler, Donald George

1 CD / Delos / 2013-03-26

Works: Henri Vieuxtemps: Souvenir d'Amérique; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee; Wolseley Charles: The Green-Eyed Dragon, for voice & piano; Dmitry Shostakovich: Ballet Suite no 1; The...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; George, Donald; Gershon, Grant; Khakhamov, Dmitry; Mauro, Lucy; Sergeev, Oleg
Conductors: Orbelian, Constantine;
Ensemble: ; Italian Saxophone Quartet; Moscow Chamber Orchestra

"Laugh with classical music? Well, I never!" No doubt that's what far too many soberly dignified classical music fans might say upon learning of this...continue...

The Soviet Experience, Vol. 3: Shostakovich: Quartets nos 9 - 12; Weinberg: Quartet no 6 / Pacifica Quartet

2 CD / Cedille / 2013-03-26

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 9 in E flat major, Op. 117; Quartet for Strings no 10 in A flat major, Op. 118; Quartet for Strings no 11 in F minor, Op. 122; Quartet for Strings no 12 in...
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Ensemble: Pacifica Quartet

The electrifying Pacifica Trio is back with the highly anticipated third installment of their acclaimed Soviet Experience series. This release focuses on Shostakovich's string quartets...continue...

Ginastera: String Quartet no 1 (1948); Dvorak: "American" Quartet; Shostakovich: Quartet no 8 / Simon Bolivar String Quartet

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-26

Works: Alberto Ginastera: Quartet for Strings no 1, Op. 20; Antonin Dvorák: Quartet for Strings no 12 in F major, Op. 96/B 179 "American"; Dmitry Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 8 in C minor, Op. ...
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Ensemble: Simon Bolivar String Quartet

Violinists Alejandro Carreño and Boris Suarez, violist Ismel Campos and cellist Aimon Mata breathe new life into three gems of the string quartet repertoire, performed...continue...
Recording information: Centro de Acción Social por la Música, Sala Simón Bolív (02/2012)....continue...

Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 3; Beethoven: String Quartet No. 2 "Rasumovsky" / Valentin Berlinsky Quartet

1 CD / Avie Records / 2013-03-12

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 3 in F major, Op. 73; Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 8 in E minor, Op. 59 no 2 "Razumovsky"
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Ensemble: Valentin Berlinsky Quartet

The Valentin Berlinsky Quartet made an auspicious recording debut last year with highly acclaimed readings of Shostakovich's String Quartets 7 & 8, and Beethoven's first...continue...
Recording information: Reformed Church, Seon, Switzerland (04/29/2012-05/01/2012)....continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 in C major "Leningrad" / Andris Nelsons

1 CD / Orfeo / 2013-02-26

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 7 (as used in the film "Testimony")
Conductors: Nelsons, Andris
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

A new chapter in this exciting performance history of the symphony has now been written by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra under its music...continue...
Recording information: Symphony Hall, Birmingham (11/10/2011-11/12/2011)....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...

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...

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...

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...