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Edward Elgar: Symphony No. 2; Sospiri; Elegy / Royal Stockholm PO, Oramo

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-04-14

Works: Edward Elgar: Symphony no 2 in E flat major, Op. 63; Sospiri; Elegy for Strings, Op. 58
Conductors: Oramo, Sakari
Ensemble: ; Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

The collaboration between BIS and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra (RSPO) began some 30 years ago, and has resulted in a number of discs conducted...continue...
Recording information: Stockholm Concert Hall, Sweden....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...

Desert Island Discs

3 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-03-05

Works: Eric Coates: By the Sleepy Lagoon, valse serenade for orchestra; Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2; Paganini Variations; Giaco...
Performers: Alexander, Roberta [Soprano Vocals]; Baillie, Alexander; Bjorling, Jussi; Boriskin, Michael; Botha, Johan; Chen, Evelyn; Dawson, Lynne; Farrall, Joy; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Ormandy, Eugene; Slatkin, Leonard; Pritchard, John; Cleobury, Nicholas; Daniel, Paul; McGegan, Nicholas; Szell, George; Previn, Andre; Foster, Lawrence; Maazel, Lorin; Davis, Carl; S...
Ensemble: ; Taverner Players

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...

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...

Polkastra: "I Do" The Wedding Album / Lara St. John; Isabel Bayrakdarian, soprano

1 CD / Ancalagon Records / 2013-02-12

Works: Matt Van Brink: Flumpet Voluntary (after Jeremiah Clarke); Bridle Chorus (after Richard Wagner); J.S. Bachelor Party (after Johann Sebastian Bach); Canon in D, Mostly (after Johann Pachelbel); Shotgu...
Performers: Bayrakdarian, Isabel; Kodheli, Rubin; Krakauer, David; Owen, Louise; Rodriguez, Mario; Zelenka, Winona
Conductors: Otto, Matthew;
Ensemble: Polkastra

The joyful sounds of the perfect wedding day! The bride is glowing, the groom stands at the ready, and Polkastra launches into some rousing processionals...continue...
Recording information: Kaleidoscope Sound, Union City, NJ (07/04/2011-07/05/2011)....continue...

The Very Best of Jascha Heifetz

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin in D major, K 271a (271i); Henri Vieuxtemps: Concerto for Violin no 5 in A minor, Op. 37 "Grétry"; Camille Saint-Saëns: Havanaise for Violin and...
Performers: Bay, Emanuel; Heifetz, Jascha; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]; Sandor, Arok
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Barbirolli, John

Jascha Heifetz has been described as the 'greatest twentieth-century exponent of his instrument by Gramophone. Critics admired his technical agility and the myriad nuances of...continue...

The Siren's Call - Live concert highlights by Gabrieli, Palestrina, Gesualdo, Grieg, Yi, McGlynn, Shimizu, Waits / Chanticleer

1 CD / Chanticleer/Naxos / 2013-01-29

Works: Andrea Gabrieli: Quand'havrà fine Amore, madrigal for 8 voices; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Ave maris stella; Carlo Gesualdo: Madrigals, Book 4; O dolorosa gioia, madrigal for 5 voices (Bo...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Chanticleer

The seductive songs of the sirens fill Chanticleer's 35th anniversary opener. Renowned Chinese composer Chen Yi sounds the call in her own inimitable language, while...continue...
Recording information: San Francisco Conservatory of Music, San Francisco, CA (09/14/2012/09/16/2012)....continue...

Essential 20th Century Classics - Over 2 hours of captivating modern classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus; Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; C...
Performers: Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Currie, Colin; Devos, Louis; Donohoe, Peter; du Pre, Jacqueline; Fischer-Dieskau, Manuel; Gibson, Simon; Gilchrist, Jane; Hendricks, Bar...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Temirkanov, Yuri; Barbirolli, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Prêtre, Georges; Penderecki, Krzysztof; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Kaljuste, Tönu; Metzmacher, Ingo; B...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Essential 20th Century Classics is a 2-CD set featuring a collection of important works written between 1901 and 2000. This period is sometimes thought of...continue...

Elgar: Cello Concerto; Smetana / Zuill Bailey, cello

1 CD / Telarc / 2013-01-15

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Bedrich Smetana: Vysehrad, symphonic poem (Má Vlast no 1), JB 1; Má vlast; Sárka, symphonic poem (Má Vlast no 3), JB 1
Performers: Bailey, Zuill
Conductors: Urbanski, Krzysztof
Ensemble: ; Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

This latest album - his fifth with Telarc and second with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra - is the follow up to his previous chart-topping album,...continue...
Recording information: Hilbert Circle Theater, Indianapolis, IN (03/30/2012-03/31/2012)....continue...

Elgar: The Apostles / Sir Mark Elder, Halle Orchestra and Choir

2 CD / Halle Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Edward Elgar: The Apostles, Op. 49
Performers: Coote, Alice; Evans, Rebecca; Groves, Paul; Imbrailo, Jacques; Kempster, David; Sherratt, Brindley
Conductors: Elder, Mark

This new release presents the oratorio planned to open the trilogy, the lesser-known and under-served work The Apostles, in a performance The Guardian described as...continue...
Recording information: The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester (05/05/2012)....continue...

The English Cathedral Series, Vol. 17 - works by Howells, Messiaen, Elgar / James Thomas, David Humphreys, organists at St. Edmundsbury Cathedral

1 CD / Regent Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Fantasia and Toccata for Organ in D minor, Op. 57; Frank Bridge: Lento (In memoriam C.H.H.P.), for organ (Little Organ Book no 7), H. 139; Harold Darke: Piece for Organ (fr...
Performers: Humphreys, David; Thomas, James

The organ at St. Edmundsbury Cathedral was built in 2010. It has four manuals and 59 speaking stops, with more than 3,500 pipes. The program...continue...
Recording information: St. Edmundsbury Cathedral, Suffolk, England (06/27/2011-07/28/2011)....continue...

Elgar: Enigma Variations; The Wasps; Vaughan Williams: Greensleeves / Michael Stern, Kansas City Symphony

1 CD / Reference Recordings / 2013-01-08

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The wasps; Fantasia on Greensleeves; Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations
Conductors: Stern, Michael
Ensemble: ; Kansas City Symphony

This magnificent new symphonic recording with the Kansas City Symphony is also the premiere recording made in Helzberg Hall, in the Kauffman Center for the...continue...
Recording information: Community of Christ Auditorium, Independence, Missouri (05/04/2011-05/06/2011)....continue...

Edward Elgar: "Go, Song of Mine" - Part-Songs and Choral Works / The Rodolfus Choir

1 CD / Signum UK / 2013-01-07

Works: Edward Elgar: Go, Song of mine, Op. 57; Saga of King Olaf, Op. 30; O Salutaris Hostia I, for chorus in F major; Partsongs (3), Op. 18; Ave verum corpus, Op. 2 no 1; I Sing the birth, carol for chorus...
Performers: Jenkins, Sam
Conductors: Allwood, Ralph
Ensemble: ; The Rodolfus Choir

Drawn from across the composer's lengthy career, this collection of Part-Songs and Choral Works explores the great variety and range within Elgar's work for choir...continue...
Recording information: St Gabriel's Church, Pimlico....continue...

Elgar: Violin Concerto, Op. 61; Cello Concerto, Op. 85 / Alfredo Campoli, violin; Pablo Casals, cello

1 CD / Heritage Masters / 2013-01-07

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Violin in B minor, Op. 61; Concerto for Cello
Performers: Campoli, Alfredo; Casals, Pablo
Conductors: Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Redcliffe Restored / Mozart, Sibelius, Elgar / Andrew Kirk, Organ of St Mary Redcliffe

1 CD / Regent Records / 2012-12-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Fantasia for Mechanical Organ in F minor, K 608; Jean Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26; Michael Christian Festing: Largo, Allegro & Aria with 2 variations, for organ; Georgi Mushe...
Performers: Kirk, Andrew

This is the first recording of the newly restored 1911 Harrison Organ in St. Mary Redcliffe, Bristol. Restored in 2010, the organ is regarded as...continue...
Recording information: St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol, England (09/12/2011-09/13/2011)....continue...

Virtuoso Violin [HDCD]

1 CD / K2 HD Import / 2012-11-27

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Theme and Variations for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 8 "Le streghe"; Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Moto perpetuo for Violin and Orchestra in C major, Op. 11; Nel cor pi&u...
Performers: Ricci, Ruggiero

Recording information: Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London....continue...

Classical Album 2013

4 CD / Decca Import / 2012-11-27

Works: André Rieu: Strauss and Co., medley for violin & pops orchestra; Paul Mealor: Wherever You Are, song; Ubi caritas, for chorus; Francesco Sartori: Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò), song;...
Performers: Benedetti, Nicola; Bo, Alfie; Brustenghi, Alessandro, Friar; Calleja, Joseph; Domingo, Placido; Jenkins, Katherine; Jones, Aled; Karadaglic, Milos [Guitar]; Klass, Myleene; Lang Lang; Lulu; McElderry...
Conductors: Malone, Gareth; ; Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: ; Escala