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Mozart: Clarinet Concerto; Bassoon Concerto; Flute Concerto / Carbonare Zoon; Santana. Abbado, Orchestra Mozart

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-05-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Flute no 2 in D major, K 314 (285d); Concerto for Bassoon in B flat major, K 191 (186e)
Performers: Carbonare, Alessandro; Santana, Guilhaume; Zoon, Jacques
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; Orchestra Mozart

In the year of his 80th birthday, Claudio Abbado and his superb orchestra continue their Mozart celebration with critically acclaimed solo concerto performances.

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The Heifetz Piatigorsky Concerts [2012] (21 CDs)

21 CD / RCA Records / 2013-05-07

Works: Maurice Ravel: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in A minor; Felix Mendelssohn: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 49; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Trio for Piano and String...
Performers: Amoyal, Pierre; Baker, Israel; Belnick, Arnold; Hamilton, Malcolm; Harshman, Allan; Heifetz, Jascha; Lateiner, Jacob; Lesser, Laurence; Majewski, Virginia; Pasquale, Joseph de; Pennario, Leonard; Pia...
Conductors: Wallenstein, Alfred

The renowned artists, violinist Jascha Heifetz and cellist Gregor Piatigorsky, joined forces in 1949 at Chicago's Ravinia Festival. Twelve years later, and now good friends,...continue...

Non solo buffo

1 CD / Bongiovanni / 2013-05-03

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il Viaggio a Reims; La Cenerentola; L'Italiana in Algeri; Il Barbiere di Siviglia; Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra; Macbeth; Ernani; Don Carlo; Falstaff; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: ...
Performers: Lepore, Carlo; Velluti, Giovanni

Solti Centenary Concert - works by Mozart, Verdi Mahler, Strauss, Bartok / Angela Gheorghiu; René Pape. Valery Gergiev [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-04-30

Works: Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116; John Philip Sousa: Stars...
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: World Orchestra for Peace

The Solti Centenary Concert in Chicago celebrated Sir Georg Solti's 100th birthday on October 21, 2012, featuring the World Orchestra for Peace (WOP). Charmingly hosted...continue...
Run Time: 133 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: German, French
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Solti Centenary Concert - works by Mozart, Verdi Mahler, Strauss, Bartok / Angela Gheorghiu; René Pape. Valery Gergiev [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-04-30

Works: Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116; John Philip Sousa: Stars...
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: World Orchestra for Peace

The Solti Centenary Concert in Chicago celebrated Sir Georg Solti's 100th birthday on October 21, 2012, featuring the World Orchestra for Peace (WOP). Charmingly hosted...continue...
Run Time: 133 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: German, French
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Mozart: Don Giovanni / Benjamin Luxon, Stafford Dean, Horiana Branisteanu, Rachel Yakar, Leo Goeke. Bernard Haitink [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-04-30

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
Performers: Branisteanu, Horiana; Dean, Stafford; Gale, Elisabeth; Goeke, Leo; Luxon, Benjamin; Rawnsley, John; Thau, Pierre; Yakar, Rachel
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Run Time: 174 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish
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Great Chamber Music - works by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn etc. / various artists

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 33 no 3/H 3 no 39 "Bird"; Quartet for Strings in D major, Op. 64 no 5/H 3 no 63 "Lark"; Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 76 no 3/H 3 no 77 "...
Performers: Balogh, Joszef [Clarinet]; Fehervari, Janos; Gerard, Jean-Claude; Jando, Jeno; Nishizaki, Takako; Onczay, Csaba; Rener, Boris; Toth, Istvan
Conductors:
Ensemble: Danubius String Quartet; Ensemble Villa Musica; Gould Piano Trio; Joachim Trio; Kungsbacka Piano Trio; Quatuor Ludwig; Stuttgart Piano Trio

This collection of great chamber music brings together nine giants of music in works which reveal their most immediate and indi vidual expressive worlds: proof...continue...

Mozart: Oboe Concerto; Oboe Quartet; Sonata for Oboe / Alexei Ogrintchouk, oboe; Leonid Ogrintchouk, piano

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

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Oboe and Strings in F major, K 370 (368b); Concerto for Oboe in C major, K 314 (285d); Divertimento for String Quartet in D major, K 136 (125a)
Performers: Blaumane, Kristina [Cello]; Brovtsyn, Boris [Violin]; Ogrintchouk, Alexei; Rysanov, Maxim
Conductors: ; Ogrintchouk, Alexeï
Ensemble: ; Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra

It was during an extended visit to Mannheim in 1777 that Mozart became friendly with the oboist Friedrich Ramm, a member of the famous Mannheim...continue...

Mozart: Mass in C minor / Kiri Te Kanawa, Ileana Cotrubas, Werner Krenn and Hans Sotin. Leppard

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C minor, K 427 (417a) "Great"
Performers: Cotrubas, Ileana; Krenn, Werner; Sotin, Hans; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond
Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra

Together with Requiem, Mozart's C minor mass is one of the brilliant composer's great unfinished sacred works. The work combines monumental power, solemn spirituality and...continue...
Recording information: All Saint's Church, Tooting (02/13/1973-02/15/1973)....continue...

Mozart: Requiem Realisations / Elin Manahan Thomas; Christine Rice; James Gilchrist; Christopher Purves. Choir of King's College

2 Super Audio CD / King's College / 2013-04-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Cliff Eisen: Mozart's Requiem
Performers: Thomas, Elin Manahan
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music

The second release from the Choir of King's College, Cambridge's own record label features conductor Stephen Cleobury leading the choir and the Academy of Ancient...continue...
Recording information: Chapel of King's College, Cambridge (2011-06-26_2011-06-27&2011-)....continue...

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...

Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro / Skram, Cotrubas, Te Kanawa, Luxon, von Stade. John Pritchard, London PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-03-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Condo, Nucci; Cotrubas, Ileana; Luxon, Benjamin; Rintzler, Marius; Skram, Knut; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; Von Stade, Frederica
Conductors: Pritchard, John
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Le nozz di Figaro is one of the greatest of all operatic masterpieces. Based on Beaumarchais' comedy Le Mariage de Figaro, it tells the tale...continue...
Run Time: 185 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian
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Mozart: Missa Brevis in D major; Missa Brevis in B flat major; Regina Coeli / Elizabeth Cragg, Deborah Miles-Johnson, Daniel Auchinloss, Lawrence White

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Regina coeli, antiphon for soprano, chorus & orchestra, K. 127; Mass no 8 for soloists, chorus & orchestra in D major (missa brevis), K. 194 (K. 186h); Fantasia for Mechanica...
Performers: Auchincloss, Daniel; Cragg, Elizabeth; White, Lawrence [Baritone Vocal]; Winpenny, Tom
Conductors: Lucas, Andrew
Ensemble: ; St Albans Cathedral Choir

During his years in Salzburg, Mozart wrote a series of shorter mass settings, for which he drew on the models of his senior colleague Michael...continue...
Recording information: The Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban, St Albans, (07/18/2012-07/20/2012)....continue...

Mozart In-Between - Symphony no 23; Piano Concert no 9; Denis Schuller: In-between

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-03-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 23 in D major, K 181; Concerto for Piano no 9 in E flat major, K 271 'Jeunehomme'; Thamos, König in Ägypten, K 345; Mitridate, re di Ponto, Opera seria,...
Performers: Greilsammer, David; Jeandet, Francois [Viola]; Liardon, Marc; Michel, Pascal; Ronzatti, Constance; Zazzo, Lawrence
Conductors: Greilsammer, David
Ensemble: ; L'Orchestre de Chambre de Geneve

On David Greilsammer's second recording for Sony Classical, the artist explores his "infinite love" for Mozart by directing the Geneva Chamber Orchestra through a varied...continue...
Recording information: La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland (11/14/2011-11/17/2011)....continue...

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622; Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 in C minor / Matthias Schorn: clarinet

2 CD / CAvi Music / 2013-03-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 8 in C minor, WAB 108
Performers: Schorn, Matthias
Conductors: Milton, Nicholas
Ensemble: ; Innviertler Symphony Orchestra

This new release features Matthias Schorn, first solo clarinet player of the Vienna Philharmonic, conducted by Nicholas Milton. The orchestra features members of famous orchestras...continue...
Recording information: Konzerthalle Ried, Inngreis, Austria (08/31/2012-09/01/2012)....continue...

Arthur Grumiaux: The Art of the Violin - Concertos & sonatas by Beethoven, Brahms, Lalo, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Tchaikovsky [7 CDs]

7 CD / Regis Records / 2013-03-07

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 1 in B flat major, K 207; Concerto for Violin no 2 in D major, K 211; Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K 216; Concerto for Violin in D major, K 271...
Performers: Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Haskil, Clara
Conductors: Paumgartner, Bernhard; Moralt, Rudolf; Haitink, Bernard; Beinum, Eduard Van; Fournet, Jean

A 7-CD set, in a slim-line wallet box, which features one the most iconic violinists of the twentieth century. Grumiaux is presented in performances of...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

Mozart: Cosi fan tutte / Does, Lindenstrand, Perriers, Allen, Austin. Pritchard, London LP [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-02-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Austin, Anson; Doee, Helena; Lindenstrand, Sylvia; Perriers, Daniele
Conductors: Pritchard, John
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

This engaging and witty production from the Glyndebourne Festival in 1975 is conducted by John Pritchard and has been singled out by Mozart connoisseurs for...continue...
Run Time: 158 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian
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Souvenirs

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2013-02-26

Works: Joseph Kosma: Autumn Leaves (Les feuilles mortes), for voice & piano; Astor Piazzolla: Enrico IV; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto in C minor for violin, oboe, strings & continuo (reconstructed from H...
Performers: Doherty, Diana; Evans, Alice; McDonald, Anna
Conductors: Summerbell, Mark;
Ensemble: ; Sinfonia Australis

Recording information: Eugene Goossens Hall at the Australian Broadcasting Cor (2002-07-17_2002-07-20&2002-)....continue...

Yojo, 15 - music of Haydn, Mozart & Beethoven / Yojo Christen, piano

1 CD / TYXart / 2013-02-26

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Sonata for Keyboard no 38 in F major, H 16 no 23; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i); Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 17 in D minor...
Performers: Yojo

Among the dry-cleaned competition champions arise a few young personalities whose musical ability and individuality are truly compelling. Yojo Christen (born in 1996) is a...continue...
Recording information: Straubing, Bavaria (01/2012)....continue...

Mozart: La Finta Giardiniera / Schasching, Mei, Strehl, Rey, Nikiteanu. Zurich Opera, Harnoncourt [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-02-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La finta giardiniera, K 196
Performers: Mei, Eva; Nikiteanu, Liliana; Rey, Isabel; Schasching, Rudolf; Strehl, Christoph
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Zurich Opera House Chorus; Zurich Opera House Orchestra

Nikolaus Harnoncourt released his first recording of La Finta Giardiniera over a quarter of a century ago. But until this 2006 performance at the Zurich...continue...
Run Time: 187 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 7.1
Subtitles: English, French, German...continue...

Mozart: Concertos for 2 and 3 Pianos; Concert Rondos / Zoltan Kocsis; Dezso Ranki, pianos. Schiff

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for 2 Pianos in E flat major, K 365 (316a); Concerto for 3 Pianos in F major, K 242; Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in D major, K 382; Rondo for Piano and Orchestra i...
Performers: Kocsis, Zoltan; Ránki, Dezsö; Schiff, Andras; Schmidt, Annerose
Conductors: Ferencsik, János; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Annersoe Schmidt

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is considered one of the greatest composers of all time. In his relatively short life he contributed to every style of composition....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...

50 Best Sensual Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: James Horner: Titanic; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano ...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bran, Tim; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Bumbry, Grace; Callas, Maria; Cortez, Viorica; Dalton, Mitchell; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Garcia, Jose Luis; Garello, Raul; Garrett...
Conductors: ; Jansons, Mariss; Foster, Lawrence; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Roth, François-Xavier; Goodwin, Ron; Thompson, Bryden; Plasson, Michel; Barry, John; Love, Geoff; Barbirolli, John; Fedotov, Viktor; Boul...
Ensemble: ; Ahn Trio; Berlin Philharmonic Cellists; Virtuosi

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of sensual music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics performed by some of the world's finest...continue...

Mozart: Bassoon Concerto; Dvorak: Symphony no 8; Carnival Ov.; Bartok: Concerto for Orch. / Zubin Mehta, David Breidenthal, basson [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2013-02-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Bassoon in B flat major, K 191 (186e); Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116; Antonín Dvorák: Carnival Overture, Op. 92; Symphony no 8 ...
Performers: Breidenthal, David
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Los Angeles Philharmonic

At the age of only 26 Zubin Mehta became the youngest person ever to head a major American orchestra. In his 16 years as music...continue...
Run Time: 110 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DD 5.1
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Mozart: Violin Sonatas, K.376-378; K. 570 Arranged for Flute / Patrick Gallois, flute; Maria Prinz, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-02-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major, K 376 (374d); Sonata for Piano no 16 in B flat major, K. 570; Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major, K 377 (374e); Divertimento for S...
Performers: Gallois, Patrick [Flute/Conductor]; Prinz, Maria

Transcribed for flute by one of the world's greatest exponents of the instrument, these memorably tuneful works represent different stages of Mozart's development and are...continue...
Recording information: Casino Baumgarten, Vienna, Austria (06/04/2012-06/06/2012)....continue...

Mozart: Requiem; Bruckner: Te Deum / Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Janet Baker, Nicolai Gedda, Sheila Armstrong. Barenboim

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Anton Bruckner: Te Deum in C major, WAB 45
Performers: Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Garrard, Don; Gedda, Nicolai; Pashley, Anne; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: ; New Philharmonia Orchestra Chorus

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: All Saint's Church, Tooting, London....continue...

Mozart - Piano Concertos nos 24 & 27 / Alessio Bax, piano

1 CD / Signum UK / 2013-02-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 24 in C minor, K 491; Concerto for Piano no 27 in B flat major, K 595; Variations (8) for Piano in A major on "Come un agnello", K 460 (454a)
Performers: Bax, Alessio [Piano]
Conductors: Over, Simon
Ensemble: ; Southbank Sinfonia

Recording information: St Silas the Martyr Church, Kentish Town, London (06/07/2012-06/08/2012)....continue...

Music of the Viennese Court Chapel - Music of Eybler, Mozart, Salieri, M. Haydn, Herbeck, Fux, Randhartinger et al. / Ruiten, Ritlewski, Georg, Rabl, Behle, Wortig, Kränzle, Stiefermann

2 CD / Delta Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Joseph Leopold Eybler: Omnes de Saba Venient for tenor, chorus & orchestra; Jubilate Deo omnis terra, offertory; Terra tremuit, for chorus & orchestra; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Sub ...
Performers: Behle, Daniel; Georg, Uta-Christina; Kranzle, Johannes Martin; Ritlewski, Annika Sophie [Soprano Vocal]; Ruiten, Lenneke; Stiefermann, Kay; Wortig, Dominik [Vocals]
Conductors: Froschauer, Helmuth
Ensemble: ; WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln

The Hofburg Palace is a monument to Habsburg rule in Vienna. Since 1918, the Federal Ministry for Education and Arts has taken care of church...continue...
Recording information: Köln, Funkhaus des WDR, Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal (2006-12-07_2006-12-14&2010-)....continue...

Mozart: Requiem; Ave verum corpus; Masonic Funeral Music / Argenta, Robbin, Ainsley, Miles

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Masonic Funeral Music in C minor, K 477 (479a); Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Ave verum corpus
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Argenta, Nancy; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]
Conductors: Norrington, Roger
Ensemble: ; Schutz Choir of London

The Mozart Requiem is one of the best-known sacred works in the classical repertoire. It was the composer's last work, and he left it unfinished...continue...
Recording information: St Augustine's Church, Kilburn, London (09/1991)....continue...

Mozart: String Quartets "Milan" K.155-160 / Sonare Quartett

1 CD / La Bottega Discantica / 2013-02-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Strings no 2 in D major, K. 155 (K. 134a); Quartet for Strings no 3 in G major, K. 156 (K. 134b); Quartet for Strings no 4 in C major, K 157; Quartet for Strings ...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Sonare Quartett

The Sonare Quartet, prizewinner at the Evian International Chamber Music Competition, was founded in Frankfurt in 1980 and has quickly earned a place among the...continue...
Recording information: Orangerie, Darmstadt, Germany (07/1989)....continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos, KV 456 & KV 459 / Arthur Schooderwoerd, piano

1 CD / Accent / 2013-02-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 18 in B flat major, K 456; Concerto for Piano no 19 in F major, K 459
Performers: Schoonderwoerd, Arthur
Conductors: Schoonderwoerd, Arthur
Ensemble: Duo Cristofori

With his recording of K. 456 & K. 459, Arthur Schooderwoerd presents the second part of his complete recording of the Mozart piano concertos on...continue...
Recording information: Saline Royale d'Arc-et-Senans, France (05/14/2012-05/17/2012)....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...

Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 23 & 25 / Rudolf Buchbinder, piano

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-02-05

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 25 in C major, K 503; Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488
Performers: Buchbinder, Rudolf [Piano]
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Concentus Musicus Wien

Two legendary Austrian artists interpret two of Mozart's piano concertos. Nikolaus Harnoncourt, for the first time, conducts Mozart's piano concertos with his orchestra, Concentus Musicus...continue...
Recording information: Musikverein, Vienna (06/07/2012-06/11/2012)....continue...

The Very Best of Mirella Freni

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; La rondine; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Suor Angelica; Turandot; Pietro Mascagni: L'amico Fritz; Francesco Cil...
Performers: Corelli, Franco; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Malagu, Stefania; Vilma, Michele
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Schippers, Thomas; Magiera, Leone; Votto, Antonino; Lombard, Alain; Klemperer, Otto; Ferraris, Franco; Karajan, Herbert von

Mirella Freni was one of Herbert von Karajan's favorite signers; indeed, he is known to have commented that if he could have any voice in...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 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...

Mozart: Concertos Nos. 13 & 14 / Janina Fiakowska, piano

1 CD / ATMA / 2013-01-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 13 in C major, K 415 (387b); Concerto for Piano no 14 in E flat major, K 449; Variations (12) for Piano in C major on "Ah vous dirai-je maman", K 265 (3...
Performers: Fialkowska, Janina [Piano]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Chamber Players of Canada

Recently awarded Canada's prestigious Governor General's Performing Arts Award 2012 for lifetime Achievement in Classical Music, pianist Janina Fialkowska presents her second Mozart CD on...continue...
Recording information: Southminster United Church, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (02/2011)....continue...

300 / Ingolf Wunder, piano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-29

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in B minor, K 87/L 33; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 13 in B flat major, K. 333 (K. 315c); Frédéric Chopin: Berceuse for Piano in D...
Performers: Wunder, Ingolf

Ingolf Wunder returns with a unique follow-up, 300, three centuries of piano styles - from Scarlatti to Morricone.

Ingolf Wunder adores fun, melodic pieces that

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Recording information: Theater Itzehoe, Groáes Haus (06/2012)....continue...

Lisa de la Salle: A Portrait - Music of Mozart, Rachmaninov, Bach, Chopin, Ravel, Prokofiev et al.

2 CD / Naïve / 2013-01-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata in D major, KV 284; Sergey Rachmaninov: Études-tableaux, Op. 39; Johann Sebastian Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903; Frédéric Chopi...
Performers: Salle, Lise de la
Conductors: ; Luisi, Fabio; Foster, Lawrence
Ensemble: ; Au Theatre des Bouffes du Nord

For Naïve's 10th anniversary of recording activity with Lise de la Salle, now 24 years-old, they offer a beautiful 6 discs set of outstanding performances...continue...

The Mozart Sessions / Markus Schirmer, piano; A Far Cry

1 CD / Paladino Music / 2013-01-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 13 in C major, K 415 (387b); Concerto for Piano no 12 in A major, K 414 (385p); Church Sonata for Organ and Strings no 17 in C major, K 336 (336d)
Performers: Schirmer, Markus

This album is more than remarkable: Following a series of award winning recordings Austrian pianist Markus Schirmer presents his first recording as a soloist with...continue...
Recording information: Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston (03/19/2012-03/21/2012)....continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 21 & 22 / Christian Ihle Hadland, piano

1 CD / Simax / 2013-01-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Piano no 22 in E flat major, K 482
Performers: Hadland, Christian Ihle
Conductors: Engegard, Arvid
Ensemble: ; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

Ihle Hadland possesses an intoxicating ability to let us hear the genius of Mozart embodied in sound, rhythmical accentuation and phrasing. Mozart release follows Christian...continue...
Recording information: Oslo Konserthus (05/18/2011-05/20/2011)....continue...

Mozart: Divertimenti Nos. 11, K251 & 17, K334 / Cologne CO, Muller-Bruhl

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-01-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento for Oboe, 2 Horns and Strings no 11 in D major, K 251; Divertimento for 2 Horns and Strings no 17 in D major, K 334
Conductors: Müller-Brühl, Helmut
Ensemble: ; Cologne Chamber Orchestra

Overflowing with Mozart's characteristic melodic invention and deliciously abundant wit, these two celebratory Divertimentiare both associated with his time in Salzburg. K. 251 was probably...continue...
Recording information: Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal, Cologne, Germany (09/13/2011-09/16/2011)....continue...

Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro / Lucio Gallo, Eteri Gvazava, Patrizia Ciofi, Giorgio Surian. Zubin Mehta [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-01-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Ciofi, Patrizia; Gallo, Lucio; Gvazava, Eteri; Surian, Giorgio
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Just when you thought Le Nozze di Figaro could hardly be revived, Jonathan Miller brought to bear his erotically charged and symbolically rife production for...continue...
Run Time: 181 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, ...continue...

Bella mia fiamma: Mozart Concert Arias / Olga Pasichnyk, soprano

1 CD / CD Accord / 2013-01-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ah, lo previdi...Ah, t'invola agl'occhi miei, recitative and aria for soprano & orchestra, K. 272; Bella mia fiamma, addio!...Resta, o cara!, recitative and aria for soprano ...
Performers: Niewiedzial, Marek; Pasichnyk, Natalya; Pasichnyk, Olga
Conductors: Thiel, Jaroslaw
Ensemble: ; NFM Wroclaw Baroque Orchestra

The concert arias of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart make up a theatrical piece where costumes, sets and even the libretto are of minor importance. A relationship...continue...
Recording information: Wroclaw Philharmonic Concert Hall (01/23/2011-01/25/2011)....continue...

Great Singers Live, from the Munich Radio Orchestra's historic Sunday concerts. Grummer, Prey, Popp, M. Price, Ghiaurov, Freni

6 CD / BR Klassik / 2013-01-29

Works: Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Turandot; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; La Jolie Fille de Perth, opera in 4 acts; Jules Massenet: Manon; Giuseppe V...
Performers: Altmann, Hans; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Grummer, Elisabeth; Kmentt, Waldemar; Popp, Lucia; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Price, Margaret [Soprano Vocals]; Sawallisch, Wolfgang [Conductor...
Conductors: Eichhorn, Kurt; Ghiaurov, Vladimir; Prêtre, Georges; Antonini, Alfredo; Stein, Horst; Schmidt-Boelcke, Werner; Zanotelli, Hans; Wallberg, Heinz; Gardelli, Lamberto; Quadri, Argeo; Fricke, Heinz...

The "Great Singers Live" series regularly presents recordings of The Munich Radio Orchestra's historic Sunday concerts. Previously five singer portraits have been released, featuring Mirella...continue...

Works for Clarinet and Orchestra by Mozart, Copland, Kats-Chernin / Michael Collins, clarinet

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2013-01-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Aaron Copland: Concerto for Clarinet; Elena Kats-Chernin: Ornamental Air, for basset clarinet & orchestra
Performers: Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]
Conductors: Collins, Michael
Ensemble: ; Swedish Chamber Orchestra

Michael Collins combines the roles of clarinet soloist and conductor as he leads the Swedish Chamber Orchestra in three works that chart the journey of...continue...
Recording information: Örebro Concert Hall, Sweden (06/11/2012-06/16/2012)....continue...

Mozart: Adagio und Fugue K.546; Piano Concerto K.456; Symphonies K.202 & K.318 / Konstantin Lifschitz, piano Salzburg Festival 1972/74

1 CD / Orfeo / 2013-01-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio and Fugue for Strings in C minor, K 546; Concerto for Piano no 18 in B flat major, K 456; Symphony no 30 in D major, K 202 (186b); Symphony no 32 in G major, K 318
Performers: Lifschitz, Konstantin
Conductors: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich
Ensemble: ; Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau conducted his last concert in Salzburg in 2006, in which he led the Mozarteum Orchestra. A concert devoted entirely to Mozart, pianist Konstantin...continue...
Recording information: Mozarteum (08/06/2006)....continue...

Mozart: Horn Concertos / Ab Koster, horn; Tafelmusik

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Rondo for Horn and Orchestra in E flat major, K 371; Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, K 417; Concerto for Horn no 3 in E flat major, K 447; Concerto for Horn no 4 in E...
Performers: Koster, Ab
Conductors: Bruno, Weil
Ensemble: ; Tafelmusik

The composition of each of these sprightly works reflects the age and ability of the intended performer; the range of the solo part gradually becomes...continue...
Recording information: Doopsgezinde Kerk, Haarlem, Netherlands (05/1993); Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto, Canada (05/1993); Doopsgezinde Kerk, Haarlem, Netherlands (09/11/1992); Glenn Gould Studio, Toron...continue...

Rossini: Semiramide, overture; Schumann: Piano Concerto; Mozart: Sinfonia concertante K.364 / Sviatoslav Richter, piano. Muti, Vienna PO

1 CD / Orfeo / 2013-01-29

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Semiramide; Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio for Piano in B minor, K 540
Performers: Hetzel, Gerhart; Richter, Sviatoslav; Streng, Rudolf
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic

Over and above all its virtuoso challenges, Richter and Muti give an account of Schumann's Piano Concerto triumphant in its formal cohesion and sculpt it...continue...
Recording information: Groáes Festspielhaus (07/27/1974); Kleines Festspielhaus (07/27/1974); Groáes Festspielhaus (08/17/1972); Kleines Festspielhaus (08/17/1972)....continue...