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Ravel: Rapsodie Espagnole, Pavane pour une Infante Defunte, Daphnis & Chloe. London SO, Pierre Monteux

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Monteux, Pierre
Ensemble: Chorus of the Royal Opera House; London Symphony Orchestra

Conductor Pierre Monteux had one of the longest musical careers in recent times, exceeded only by Pablo Casals and Leopold Stokowski. A champion of new...continue...

Weber: Der Freischütz; Christine Brewer, soprano; Sally Matthews, soprano; Simon OÆNeill, tenor

2 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Sir Colin Davis
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

Sir Colin Davis conducts the London Symphony Orchestra and chorus and a stellar cast of soloists in a concert performance of Weber's eerily fantastical opera,...continue...

The Panufnik Legacies; London Symphony Orchestra, François-Xavier Roth

1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Roth, François-Xavier
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

LSO Live's The Panufnik Legacies offers a collection of new works by ten emerging young composers. These pieces were commissioned as part of the LSO...continue...

Fantasy and Farewell: Music for Viola and Orchestra - Michael McLean: Suite; Schumann: Marchenbilder; Shostakovich: Viola Sonata / Roger Myers, viola

1 CD / Delos / 2013-04-30

Conductors: Francis, Michael
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Throughout its history the viola has served primarily as an ensemble instrument, with solo works largely restricted to recital music. This, violist Roger Myers' debut...continue...

The John Eliot Gardiner Collection - Works by Monteverdi, Bach, Handel, Gluck, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Berlioz et al. [30 CDs]

30 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-04-30

Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; His Majesties Sagbutts and Cornetts; London Symphony Orchestra; Monteverdi Choir; NDR Sinfonieorchester; Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

One of the great advocates of period-instrument performance - but not, he insists a period - instrument specialist (the vial thing is to combine a...continue...

The Orchestral Music of Igor Pereverzev / Lee Reynolds, London SO; Maida Vale Singers

1 CD / Claudio Records / 2013-04-30

Conductors: Reynolds, Lee
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

This is Ukrainian composer Igor Pereverzev's first recording in the west. This culturally rich, deep routed music represents the pure essence and soul of the...continue...

Verdi & Wagner: Overtures & Preludes / Antal Dorati, London SO

2 CD / Widescreen / 2013-04-12

Conductors: Dorati, Antal
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Bernstein: On the Town / Frederica von Stade, Thomas Hampson, Samuel Ramey, Cleo Laine, David Garrison. Michael Tilson Thomas

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-04-02

Works: Leonard Bernstein: On the Town
Performers: Barrett, Michael; Benson, Lindsay; Collins, Stewart; Garrison, David; Harrison, Thomas; Ollmann, Kurt; Ramey, Samuel [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

First choice, Deutsche Grammophon's new original album series, continues and offers 10 appealing new titles. This is the third batch of 10. Earlier releases have...continue...
Recording information: Barbican Centre, London (06/1992)....continue...

Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 5 "Emperor" / Christoph Eschenbach

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-03-26

Conductors: Henze, Hans Werner; Ozawa, Sejii
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

This release focuses on the Third and Fifth piano concertos - the former composed in 1800 and dedicated to Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia. The...continue...

Massenet: Werther / Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Thomas Hampson, Patricia Petibon. Antonio Pappano

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-03-26

Conductors: Pappano, Antonio
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Rachmaninov: Complete Piano Concertos; Paganini Rhapsody / Valentina Lisitsa, piano

2 CD / Decca / 2013-03-12

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40...
Performers: Lisitsa, Valentina [Piano]
Conductors: Francis, Michael
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Very much an artist of the twenty-first century, Ukranian-born Lisitsa secured a vast global audience purely through social media. She quickly became one of the...continue...
Personnel: Valentina Lisitsa (piano).

Recording information: Studio 1, Abbey Road Studios, London (2009-09-12_2009-09-13&2009-)....continue...

Berlioz: Grande Messe des Morts / Barry Banks, tenor; Sir Colin Davis, London SO

2 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2013-03-12

Works: Hector Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts)
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Sir Colin Davis is a revered Berlioz expert and his LSO Live Berlioz recordings have been among the most widely acclaimed classical recordings of recent...continue...
Personnel: Barry Banks (tenor).

Recording information: St Paul's Cathedral, London (06/25/2012-06/26/2012)....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...