Recordings, Last 6 Months > Orchestral

Schonberg: Pélleas et Melisande; Berg: 3 Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6 / Dortmund PO

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2013-06-18

Works: Alban Berg: Pieces (3) for orchestra, Op. 6; Arnold Schoenberg: Pelleas und Melisande, symphonic poem, Op. 5
Conductors: Steen, Jac van
Ensemble: ; Dortmund Philarmonic Orchestra

Recording information: Konzerthaus Dortmund (2009-10-05_2009-10-07&2013-)....continue...

Roger Doyle: Thalia; Oizzo No [Remastered] / Roger Doyle: piano, electronic, concrete sounds, drum kit

1 CD / Silverdoor / 2013-06-11

Works: Roger Doyle: Bitter-Sweet Suite, for prepared piano; Ceol Sidhe, for uilleann pipes, Irish harp & tin whistle; Oizzo No, for flute, clarinet, piano quartet, drums, concrete sounds & electronics; Obst...
Performers: Barrett, Betty [Cello]; Browne, Peter; Doyle, Roger; Dunning, Brian; Egar, Kieran; Hamilton, Edward; Jackson, Jolyon; Konings, Anneliese [Vocals]; Meehan, John [Clarinet]; Smoor, Karen [Vocals]; Yeat...
Conductors: Fitzgerald, Liam
Ensemble: Dublin Baroque Players

The music on this album represents Roger Doyle's early works, repackaged and remastered in 2002. It includes his extremely rare self-released 1975 debut LP Oizzo...continue...

Franz Schmidt: Symphony no 2 / Fabio Luisi, MDR SO; Leipzig RSO

1 CD / Querstand / 2013-06-11

Works: Franz Schmidt: Symphony no 2 in E flat major
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra; Middle German Radio Symphony Orchestra

The second CD in the series shows Schmidt's first steps away from the "classical" symphony form: only three movements, the second one being "theme with...continue...

Franz Schmidt: Symphony no 3 / Fabio Luisi, MDR SO; Leipzig RSO

1 CD / Querstand / 2013-06-11

Works: Franz Schmidt: Symphony no 3 in A major
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra; Middle German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Schmidt's Third Symphony is very lyrical, said to have been the composer's own favorite, and represents a return to the "classical" four-movement layout....continue...

Franz Schmidt: Symphony no 1 / Fabio Luisi, MDR SO; Leipzig RSO

1 CD / Querstand / 2013-06-11

Works: Franz Schmidt: Symphony no 1 in E major
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra; Middle German Radio Symphony Orchestra

The first CD in a series consisting of all four symphonies by Austrian composer Franz Schmidt, considered the end point in the symphonic tradition line...continue...

Franz Schmidt: Symphony no 4 / Luisi, MDR SO Leipzig

1 CD / Querstand / 2013-06-11

Works: Franz Schmidt: Symphony no 4 in C major
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Middle German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Fabio Luisi leads the MDR Symphony Orchestra Leipzig in the fourth and last symphony by Austrian composer Franz Schmidt, whose conservative post-Wagnerian Romantic style reflected...continue...

Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony / Geraldine McGreevy: soprano; Tommi Hakala: baritone

1 Super Audio CD / Querstand / 2013-06-11

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"
Conductors: Arman, Howard
Ensemble: MDR Radio Choir; MDR Symphony Orchestra

Import Hybrid-SACD pressing....continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Jansons

1 Super Audio CD / RCO Live / 2013-06-11

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 10 in E minor, Op. 93
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Following the award-winning RCO Live release of Shostakovich's seventh symphony, Jansons's takes on the composer's tenth adds another benchmark performance to the orchestra's discography. The...continue...
Recording information: Concertgebouw Amsterdam (2009-01-29&2009-02-01&2009-)....continue...

The Real Classical

3 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-06-04

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 6...

Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9 / Mattila, Urmana, Moser, Schulte, Swedish Radio Choir. Abbado, Berlin PO [4 Blu-Ray]

4 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2013-05-28

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C min...
Performers: Mattila, Karita; Moser, Thomas; Schulte, Eike Wilm; Urmana, Violeta
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic; Eric Ericson Chamber Choir; Swedish Radio Choir

In February 2001 the Berliner Philharmoniker and Claudio Abbado were guests at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome presenting all nine Beethoven symphonies....continue...
Run Time: 413 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fren...continue...

Mozart: The Complete Symphonies / Nicholas Ward; Barry Wordsworth

11 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 1 in E flat major, K 16; Symphony no 2 in B flat major (spurious), K. 17 (K. Anh. C 11.02); Symphony no 3 in E flat major (spurious, by C. F. Abel), K. 18 (K. Anh...
Conductors: Ward, Nicholas; Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; Norther Chamber Orchestra

One of the supreme musical geniuses and most loved composers of all time, Mozart wrote prolifically and excelled in every genre to which he turned...continue...

Claudio Abbado: Hearing the Silence - A life dedicated to music / Berlin PO, Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra, Orchestra Mozart, et al. [8 DVD]

8 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2013-05-28

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Johannes Brahms: German Requiem, Op. 45; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major...
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Brendel, Alfred; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Eric Ericson Chamber Choir; Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra; Lucerne Festival Orchestra; Orchestra Mozart; Swedish Radio Choir

This extensive DVD collection presents Claudio Abbado's most important musical stages, his comprehensive repertoire and his work with some of the most important orchestras and...continue...
Run Time: 749 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German...continue...

Baroque Christmas - works by Corelli, Torelli, Manfredini, Scarlatti, Buxtehude, Bernhard / New Trinity Baroque

1 CD / Edition Lilac / 2013-05-28

Works: Arcangelo Corelli: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Dietrich Buxtehude: Das neugeborne, Kindelein, for SATB voices, 3 violins, violone, bassoon & continuo, BuxWV 13; Passacaglia for organ in D minor, Bux...
Performers: Mueller, Kathryn; Temko, Wanda Yang
Conductors: Gosta, Predrag
Ensemble: New Trinity Baroque

Baroque Christmas music performed on period instruments by one America's leading early music ensembles, New Trinity Baroque directed by Predrag Gosta....continue...
Recording information: St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, Atlanta, Georgia, U (2007-2011)....continue...

Dvorak: The Complete Published Orchestral Works / various artists [17 CDs]

17 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 1 in C minor, B 9 "The Bells of Zlonice"; Legends (10), for orchestra (arr. from, B. 117), B. 122 (Op. 59); Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 4/B 12; Symphony no 3 i...
Performers: Jandó, Jenö; Kaler, Ilya [Violin]; Kliegel, Maria; Trostianski, Alexander [Violin]; Yablonsky, Dmitry
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Wit, Antoni; Kolchinsky, Camilla; Yablonsky, Dmitry; Halász, Michael; Korobov, Felix; Kosler, Zdenek; Pesek, Libor; Krcek, Jaroslav; ; Stankovsky, Robert
Ensemble: ; Oslo Philharmonic Wind Soloists

Dvo?ák was a composer steeped in the national and folk music of his Bohemian homeland, and his orchestral music combines a broad and soulful melodic...continue...

Legacy: Sir Georg Solti and the Chicago Symphony - Mozart: Symphony No.39; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4; Debussy: Fetes [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2013-05-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 39 in E flat major, K 543; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36; Claude Debussy: Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra
Conductors: Solti, Georg
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Released for the first time on DVD, this concert is the last in Sir Georg Solti and his beloved CSO's European tour in 1985. Solti...continue...
Run Time: 83 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Enhanced Mono,
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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 'Leningrad' / Royal Liverpool PO, Petrenko

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 7 (as used in the film "Testimony")
Conductors: Petrenko, Vasily
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Three weeks after the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, Shostakovich volunteered with the Home Guard in Leningrad. As the siege of...continue...
Recording information: Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, England (06/01/2012-06/03/2012)....continue...

Yannis Papaioannou (1910-1989): In the Depth of the Looking Glass; Associations; Eortic; Rhythms and Colours / Kostas Chardas, piano; Myrto Papatanasiu, soprano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28

Works: Yannis Papaioannou: Twelve Preludes; Erotic, for piano; Farewell Roses, for voice & piano; Candles, for voice & piano; In the Depth of the Looking Glass, for voice, flute & piano; Scherzo for piano; ...
Performers: Anissegos, Jannis [Flute]; Chalkias, Grammenos [Clarinet]; Chardas, Kostas [Piano]; Papatanasiu, Myrtò; Papathanassiou, Evie [Cello]; Theofylaktou, Alexis [Violin]; Theos, Kostis [Cello]
Conductors: Symeonidis, Vladimiros
Ensemble: DissonArt Ensemble

Yannis Papaioannou lived mainly in Athens, but also experienced a crucial period of study in Europe with musicians such as Arthur Honegger, and encountering the...continue...

The Golden Age of Light Music: Great British Composers, Vol. 2

1 CD / Guild Import / 2013-05-28

Works: Wally Stott: Commonwealth March; Charles Williams: London Fair; Haydn Wood: Harvest Time, suite for pops orchestra; Vivian Ellis: Muse in Mayfair; Stanford Robinson: Nocturne for orchestra; Reginald ...
Conductors: Farnon, Robert; Hodgson, William; Torch, Sidney; Robinson, Stanford; Wilbur, Jay; Coates, Eric [Composer]; Sims, A.E.; Melachrino, George; Andersen, Curt

Rossini: Complete Overtures, Vol. 2 - Silken Ladder; Il Signor Bruschino; William Tell / Prague Sinfonia Orch., Benda

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell; Eduardo e Cristina; L' Inganno felice; La Scala di seta; Demetrio e Polibio; Il Signor Bruschino; Sinfonia (Overture) in D major (di Bologna), QR vii/1; Sigismondo
Conductors: Benda, Christian
Ensemble: ; Prague Sinfonia Orchestra

Rossini's ceaseless wit and invention are best exemplified in his series of operas. His colorful orchestration and command of both comic and tragic elements can...continue...

Havergal Brian: Symphonies Nos. 22, 23 and 24; English Suite No. 1 / New Russia State SO, Walker

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28

Works: Havergal Brian: Symphony no 22, "Symphonia brevis"; Symphony no 23; Symphony no 24 in D major; English Suite no 1, for orchestra, Op. 12
Conductors: Walker, Alexander
Ensemble: ; New Russia State Symphony Orchestra

During the remarkable and prolific period between his 72nd and 92nd birthdays, Havergal Brian wrote no fewer than 27 symphonies. Some seem to fall into...continue...
Recording information: Studio 5, Russian State TV & Radio Company KULTURA, Mos (2012-08-26_2012-08-27&2012-)....continue...

Romeo & Juliet and Other Works Inspired by Shakespeare - works by Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev et al.

5 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture, in D major Op. 27; Ruy Blas Overture, Op. 95; Hebrides Overture, in B minor ...
Conductors: Mogrelia, Andrew; Bramall, Anthony; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Leaper, Adrian; Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: ; National Symphony of Ukraine; Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra; Slovak Philharmonic

Many composers have tried to capture in music alone the wonderment of Shakespeare, and four approaches are represented in this Naxos collection including Mendelssohn's "A...continue...

Magnus Lindberg: EXPO; Piano Concerto No. 2; Al largo / Yefim Bronfman, piano. Alan Gilbert

1 CD / Dacapo / 2013-05-28

Works: Magnus Lindberg: EXPO, for orchestra; Concerto for Piano no 2; Al largo, for orchestra
Performers: Bronfman, Yefim [Piano]
Conductors: Gilbert, Alan
Ensemble: ; New York Philharmonic

Reports of Gilbert's debut in mid-September, televised nationally on PBS, drew mixed responses, but I had a decidedly positive experience at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher...continue...
Recording information: Avery Fischer Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City....continue...

Richard Strauss: Tone Poems, Vol. 1 - Ein Heldenleben; Death and Transfiguration / Roth

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2013-05-28

Works: Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24
Performers: Ostertag, Christian
Conductors: Roth, François-Xavier
Ensemble: ; SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg

This CD marks the beginning of a new recording cycle of the complete symphonic poems of Richard Strauss as performed by the SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden...continue...
Recording information: Konzerthaus Freiburg (2012-06-26_2012-06-28&2012-)....continue...

Bruckner: Symphony No. 2 / Marek Janowski

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2013-05-28

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 2 in C minor, WAB 102
Conductors: Janowski, Marek
Ensemble: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

PentaTone's Bruckner Symphonies cycle with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and Marek Janowski has set the standard for the repertoire in recent years. With...continue...
Recording information: Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland (10/2012)....continue...

Luis Tinoco (b.1969): Round Time; From the Depth of Distance; Search Songs; Songs from the Solitary Dreamer / Ana Quintans; Yeree Suh; Raquel Camarinha, sopranos

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28

Works: Luis Tinoco: Round Time, for orchestra; From the Depth of Distance, for soprano & orchestra; Search Songs, for soprano & orchestra; Cançoes do Sonhador Solitário, for soprano & orchestra
Performers: Camarinha, Raquel; Quintans, Ana; Suh, Yeree
Conductors: Miller, David A.
Ensemble: ; Orquestra Gulbenkian

Portuguese composer Luís Tinoco's works are "as engrossing as they are entertaining" (Musical Opinion), and these première recordings represent some of the most exciting new...continue...
Recording information: Gulbenkian Auditorium, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, (06/13/2012-06/16/2012)....continue...

Flagello: Symphony No. 2 'Symphony Of The Winds'; Rosner: Symphony No. 8 'Trinity' / Houston University Wind Ens.

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28

Works: Nicolas Flagello: Odyssey; Valse Noire; Symphony no 2, "Symphony of the Winds"; Concerto Sinfonico, for saxophone quartet & orchestra; Arnold Rosner: Symphony no 8, "Trinity," Op. 84
Conductors: Bertman, David;
Ensemble: University of Houston Saxophone Quartet; University of Houston Wind Ensemble

Nicolas Flagello's traditional lateromantic musical values and powerfully emotional and spiritual expressiveness are explored deeply in this program, from the grimly funereal Odyssey to his...continue...
Recording information: Moores School of Music, University of Houston, Texas, U (2010-05-01_2010-05-04&2011-)....continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 1 / Vladimir Jurowski, London PO

1 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2013-05-28

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"
Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Vladimir Jurowski conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra in this live 2010 concert performance including the Symphony's original second movement 'Blumine'. 'Jurowski made the first movement...continue...
Recording information: Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, London (12/04/2010)....continue...

Mariss Jansons Conducts Beethoven and Strauss / Mitsuko Uchida, piano. Bavarian Radio SO. Jansons [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-05-28

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40
Performers: Barachovsky, Anton; Uchida, Mitsuko
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks

This performance of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks stars the distinguished pianist Mitsuko Uchida, who is known the world...continue...
Run Time: 90 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DD 5.1
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Mariss Jansons Conducts Beethoven and Strauss / Mitsuko Uchida, piano. Bavarian Radio SO. Jansons [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-05-28

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40
Performers: Barachovsky, Anton; Uchida, Mitsuko
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks

This performance of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks stars the distinguished pianist Mitsuko Uchida, who is known the world...continue...
Run Time: 90 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
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Mahler: Symphony No. 4; Schoenberg: Pelleas and Melisande. Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra, Abbado, Banse [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2013-05-28

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Pelleas und Melisande, symphonic poem, Op. 5; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 4 in G major
Performers: Banse, Juliane
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra

Previously released on DVD only, this Blu-ray disc features the performance of Mahler's Symphony No. 4 and Schoenberg's Pelleas and Melisande by one of the...continue...
Run Time: 113 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fren...continue...

Mahler: Das klagende Lied; Blumine; Symphony No. 10 / Manuela Uhl, soprano; Lioba Braun, alto; Werner Gura, tenor. Blunier

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2013-05-21

Works: Gustav Mahler: Das klagende Lied, Cantata for Soli, Chorus and Orchestra (Version 1898/99); Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 10 in F sharp minor/major
Performers: Güra, Werner; Uhl, Manuela
Conductors: Blunier, Stefan
Ensemble: ; Czech Philharmonic Chorus Brno

Mahler initially had a hard time of it. A few compositional attempts from his youth did not turn out to his liking and were destroyed....continue...
Recording information: Bonn (05/14/2012-05/26/2012)....continue...

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring - 100th Anniversary Edition, 10 Reference Recordings from Stokowski, Stravinsky, Monteaux, Ozawa, Boulez, Salaonen, Bernstein, Tilson-Thomas

10 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-05-21

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps; Fireworks, Op. 4; Symphony in Three Movements
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold; Ozawa, Seiji; Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Thomas, Michael Tilson

It was exactly a century ago Igor Stravinsky's Le Sacre du Printemps shocked and overwhelmed its first audience, provoking a now-legendary riot at its Paris...continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 2 / Luisi, Oelze, Fujimura, et al

2 Super Audio CD / Querstand / 2013-05-14

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"
Performers: Fujimura, Mihoko; Oelze, Christiane [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Middle German Radio Choir Leipzig

This new CD in highly anticipated MDR Edition series presents the next part of a "series within a series" dedicated to the works by Gustav...continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 5 / MDR SO, Fabio Luisi

1 CD / Querstand / 2013-05-14

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: MDR Symphony Orchestra

The second Mahler CD release within the MDR Edition series contains the famous "Adagietto" used in 1971 in Luchino Visconti's film Death in Venice. This...continue...
Recording information: Gewandhaus zu Leipzig (04/08/1997-04/13/1997)....continue...

The organ in the Great Cathedral in Cologne: Karg-Elert, Liszt, Dupre / Winfried Bonig, organ

1 CD / Motette / 2013-05-14

Works: Eugène Gigout: Grand choeur dialogué for organ; Sigfrid Karg-Elert: Homage to Handel; Marcel Dupré: Versets (15) sur les Vêpres de la Vierge for organ, Op. 18; Franz Schmidt: Prel...

Born in Bamberg, Winfried Bönig was educated at the Munich Conservatory and Augsburg University. He has worked as a church musician and is now a...continue...

Handel: Dixit Dominus; Scarlatti: Dixit Dominus; Concerto No. 4 / Choir of The QueenÆs College, Oxford

1 CD / Avie Records / 2013-05-14

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: Dixit Dominus (no 4), motet for soloists, chorus, 3 violins & continuo; Concerto grosso no 4 in G minor; George Frederick Handel: Dixit Dominus
Performers: Cutting, Guy; Harris, Rachel; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Vocal], Matthew Brook [Bass-Baritone
Conductors: Rees, Owen; Harris, Rachel
Ensemble: ; Choir of The QueenÆs College, Oxford

Following five critically acclaimed and immensely popular recordings for AVIE, the Brook Street Band embarks on their most ambitious project to date: a recording with...continue...
Recording information: Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxfor (01/07/2013-01/09/2013)....continue...

Gustavo Dudamel - The European Concert: works by Brahms, Haydn, Beethoven / Gautier Capucon, Berliner PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-05-14

Works: Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. Anthony"; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C major, H 7b no 1; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor...
Performers: Capucon, Gautier

Every year the Berliner Philharmoniker invite artist for the orchestra's traditional birthday concert on May 1st.

In 2012, the guests were Gustavo Dudamel, conducting, and

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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7; Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan

1 CD / Philharmonia Baroque / 2013-05-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92
Conductors: McGegan, Nicholas
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

On this release from the orchestra's own label, Music Director Nicholas McGegan and his period instrument Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra perform Beethoven's fourth and seventh symphonies...continue...
Recording information: First Congregational Church, Berkeley, CA (11/10/2012-11/11/2012)....continue...

100 Greatest Film Themes, Take 3

6 CD / Silva America / 2013-05-07

Works: Marvin Hatley: Dance of the Cuckoos; Charlie Chaplin: Smile (as used in the film "Modern Times" ) (spurious; by Geoffrey Persons); Frank Churchill: Heigh-Ho (for Disney's Snow White); Paul Dukas: The...
Performers: Ayres, Mark; Barlow, Craig Rhys [Vocals]; Blackman, Helena; Colby, Chuck; Ferreira, Keith; Hobson, Helen; Kershaw, Emma; Marshall, Chris; Paris, Richard; Russ, Herbie; Shannon, David; Stiles, Mark; W...
Conductors:
Ensemble: London Music Works; N.Y. Jazz Orchestra; The Wire-Haired Terriers Athletic Social Club

The third installment in the series, 100 Greatest Film Themes, Take 3 gathers together a sprawling collection of film music into a six-disc set. Spanning from 1930 to 2012, the set features themes fro...continue...

O'Riley's Liszt - music of Berlioz, Mozart, Schumann, Wagner and Schubert / Christopher O'Riley, piano

2 CD / Oxingale Productions / 2013-05-07

Works: Franz Liszt: Réminiscences de Don Juan (Mozart), S 418; Frühlingsnacht (Schumann) for Piano, S 568; Isolde's "Liebestod" from Wagner's "Tristan", S 447; Fruhlingslaube (3 versions), transcr...
Performers: O'Riley, Christopher

Pianist Christopher O'Riley's virtuosity, showmanship and iconoclast status make him the Franz Liszt of our time. In O'Riley's Liszt, Chris delves into the transcriptions of...continue...
Recording information: Tippet Alley Studios, Edwards, CO (03/15/2012-03/18/2012)....continue...

Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 3; Symphonic Dances / Leonard Slatkin, Detroit SO

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

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 44; Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard
Ensemble: ; Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Completed in 1936, two years after the hugely popular Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Rachmaninov's Third Symphony was considered by the composer to be...continue...
Recording information: Orchestra Hall, Detroit, USA....continue...

Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 / Franz Welser-Most, Cleveland Orch. [DVD]

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

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 4 in E flat major, WAB 104 "Romantic"
Conductors: Welser-Most, Franz
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

When it comes to shaping a musical event for the ears and the eyes, the monumental majesty of Anton Bruckner's symphonies and the exhilarating vibrancy...continue...
Run Time: 74 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
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Mahler: Symphony No. 4 / Christina Landshamer, soprano; Riccardo Chailly [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Accentus / 2013-04-30

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 4 in G major
Performers: Landshamer, Christina
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Gewandhausorchestra Leipzig

"The greatest mix of colors that ever existed" was Mahler's description of the third movement of his Fourth Symphony. Chailly and the Gewandhaus Orchestra transformed...continue...
Run Time: 61 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio
Subtitles: English, German, French...continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 4 / Christina Landshamer, soprano; Riccardo Chailly [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Accentus / 2013-04-30

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 4 in G major
Performers: Landshamer, Christina
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Gewandhausorchestra Leipzig

"The greatest mix of colors that ever existed" was Mahler's description of the third movement of his Fourth Symphony. Chailly and the Gewandhaus Orchestra transformed...continue...
Run Time: 61 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French
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Lionel Bringuier & Nelson Freire Live at the Royal Albert Hall - Chopin: Piano Concerto no 2; Berlioz, Roussel, Ravel, Gluck [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2013-04-30

Works: Hector Berlioz: Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Christoph W. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, piano transcription Giovanni Sgambati;...
Performers: Freire, Nelson
Conductors: Bringuier, Lionel
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

On this brilliant recording leading Chopin interpreter Nelson Freire delivers a deft, impeccable performance of Chopin's lyrical Second Piano Concerto. On the podium the young...continue...
Run Time: 95 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
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Ira Hearshen: Strike Up the Band; Divertimento for Band; Symphony on Themes of Sousa et al. / U.S. Air Force Band

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

Works: George Gershwin: Strike up the Band; Ira Hearshen: Symphony on Themes of John Philip Sousa; Divertimento, (in 5 movements) for symphonic band; Irving Berlin: There's No Business Like Show Business, s...
Conductors: Graham, Lowell
Ensemble: ; United States Air Force Band; USAF Heritage of America Band

Ira Hearshen is one of America's most popular and successful orchestrators and arrangers. He has written for many Hollywood films, such as Toy Story and...continue...

Lionel Bringuier & Nelson Freire Live at the Royal Albert Hall - Chopin: Piano Concerto no 2; Berlioz, Roussel, Ravel, Gluck [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2013-04-30

Works: Hector Berlioz: Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Christoph W. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, piano transcription Giovanni Sgambati;...
Performers: Freire, Nelson
Conductors: Bringuier, Lionel
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

On this brilliant recording leading Chopin interpreter Nelson Freire delivers a deft, impeccable performance of Chopin's lyrical Second Piano Concerto. On the podium the young...continue...
Run Time: 95 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
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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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Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 / Franz Welser-Most, Cleveland Orch. [Blu-Ray]

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

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 4 in E flat major, WAB 104 "Romantic"
Conductors: Welser-Most, Franz
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

When it comes to shaping a musical event for the ears and the eyes, the monumental majesty of Anton Bruckner's symphonies and the exhilarating vibrancy...continue...
Run Time: 74 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.0
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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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