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Mozart: Complete Music for Wind Instruments / Dieter Klocker, Consortium Classicum

7 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-05-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Gran Partita; Serenade no 11 for winds in E flat major, K. 375; Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K 581; Divertimento no 8 for 2 oboes, 2 bassoons & 2 horns in F m...
Performers: Bumann, Franz; Hartmann, Karl-Otto; Klocker, Dieter; Meyendorf, Werner; Schmalfuss, Gernot; Wandel, Waldemar
Conductors: Klöcker, Dieter;
Ensemble: ; Consortium Classicum

In previous generations wind instruments tended to feature as soloists with orchestral - principally strings - accompaniment. In Mozart's time the wind band, probably more...continue...

Mozart: Concertos for Clarinet, Oboe & Bassoon / Leister, Koch, Pisek

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Oboe in C major, K 314 (285d); Concerto for Bassoon in B flat major, K 191 (186e)
Performers: Koch, Lothar; Leister, Karl; Piesk, Gunter
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic

Mozart loved the way the woodwind instruments can almost 'sing', and his Clarinet Concerto is one of his best-loved works. The concertos for oboe and...continue...
Recording information: The French Church, St. Moritz, Switzerland (08/1971)....continue...

Une fête Baroque! / Anne Sofie von Otter; Sandrine Piau; Natalie Dessay; Philippe Jaroussky; Patricia Petibon

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-13

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Indes galantes, Opéra-ballet; Hippolyte et Aricie, Tragédie lyrique; Dardanus, Tragédie lyrique; Platée, Ballet-bouffon; Castor et Pollux, Trag&e...
Performers: Azzaretti, Jael; Benichou, Olivier; Bertin, Pascal; Billiet, Jeroen; Claycomb, Laura; Degand, Stephanie-Marie; Degout, Stephane; Deshayes, Karine; Dessay, Natalie; Fierro, Sydney; Haidan, Delphine; H...
Conductors: Haïm, Emmanuelle
Ensemble: Le Concert dÆ Astree

Paris's Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Le Concert d' Astree, under its founder and conductor Emmanuelle Haim gave a concert entitled Fetes Baroques to celebrate its 10th...continue...
Recording information: Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris, France (12/19/2011)....continue...

Relaxing Mozart / Meyer, Pletnev, Tetzlaff, Menuhin, Sarasate

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto in C, for flute, harp and orchestra, K. 299/K. 297c; Serenade no 13 in G, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Concerto for Piano no 23 in A, K. 488; Symphony no 39 in E...
Performers: Alexander, Meyrick; Coles, Samuel; Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]; Hunt, Gordon [Oboe]; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet]; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Tetzlaff, Christia...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Warren-Green, Christopher; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka

Hindemith: Kammermusik / Christian Tetzlaff, Wolfram Christ et al - Abbado

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Paul Hindemith: Kammermusik no 1, for 12 instruments, Op. 24/1; Kammermusik no 2, for piano & 12 instruments, Op. 36/1; Kammermusik no 3, for cello and 10 instruments, Op. 36/2; Kammermusik no 4, for...
Performers: Blacher, Kolja; Brandkamp, Kornelia; Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Faust, Georg; Fischer, Julia [Violin]; Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]; Hausmann, Ib; Hope, Daniel [Violin]; Jansen, Dag; Jansen, Rolf; Masurenko...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) is a greatly misunderstood composer. General opinion would have it that his music is rather dry, academic and lacking in humor but...continue...

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto; Sinfonia Concertante K297b; Krommer; Concerto for Two Clarinets / Sabine Meyer, clarinet

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Sinfonia concertante, for flute, oboe, horn & bassoon in E flat major, K. Anh. C14.01 (K. 297b) (dou; Franz Krommer: Concerto for 2 c...
Performers: Azzolini, Sergio; Jonas, Diethelm; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet]; Meyer, Wolfgang [Clarinet]; Schneider, Bruno
Conductors: Vonk, Hans; Faerber, Jörg

Recording information: Lukaskirche, Dresden (05/31/1988-06/03/1988); Stadtkirche, Schwaigern (05/31/1988-06/03/1988); Lukaskirche, Dresden (06/06/1990-06/08/1990); Stadtkirche, Schwaigern (06/06/1990-...continue...

20th Century Classics: Ibert / Emmanuel Pahud; José van Dam; Louis Frémaux; Kent Nagano

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: Jacques Ibert: Divertissement, for chamber orchestra; Pièces brèves (3) for Wind Quintet; Escales; Symphonie marine, for orchestra; Circus; Concerto for Flute; Ouverture de fête, f...
Performers: Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Brain, Leonard; James, Cecil; Morris, Gareth; Pahud, Emmanuel; Van Dam, José; Waters, Stephen
Conductors: Frémaux, Louis; Stokowski, Leopold; Irving, Robert; Zinman, David; Martinon, Jean; Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Lyon Opera Orchestra; Orchestre National de l'ORTF; Sinfonia of London; Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich

Brahms: Alto Rhapsody; Wagner: Wesendonck; Mahler: Der Abschied

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-06-21

Works: Johannes Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Richard Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder; Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
Performers: Arrignon, Daniel; Catalanotti, Daniel; Estournet, Jean; Granjon, Jerome; Guijarro, Nicolas; Guyot, Michel; Lefebvre, Claude; Paoletti, Guillaume; Rudolph, Edkhard; Soufflard, Serge; Valckenaere, Alai...
Conductors: Nelson, John; Fabre-Garrus, Bernard
Ensemble: Ensemble Orchestral de Paris

The American mezzo Stephanie Blythe sings three works of high Romanticism, all depicting, in different ways, a sense of loneliness, abandonment and spiritual crisis. Brahms'...continue...
Recording information: Paroisse Notre-Dame du Liban, Paris, France (2003-07-17&2003-07-21_2003-)....continue...

The Sound of Martha Argerich

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-06-07

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44; Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Co...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Drobinsky, Marc; Giuffredi, Corrado; Godel, Vincent; Hall, Lucia; Maisky, Mischa; Margulis, Alissa; Marton, Cristina; Mogilevsky, Alexande...
Conductors: Rabinovitch, Alexandre; Dutoit, Charles

The term "living legend" is genuinely apt to Martha Argerich, whose dazzling amalgam of virtuosity, insight, eclecticism, generosity and mystery makes her a pianist of...continue...

Britten: The Prince of the Pagodas; Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin / Welser-Möst

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-05-17

Works: Benjamin Britten: The Prince of the Pagodas, ballet, Op. 57; Béla Bartók: Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19/Sz 73
Performers: Orford, John
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver; Welser-Möst, Franz

50 Best Beethoven / EMI

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-19

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C, Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in D, Op. 36; Symphony no 3 in E flat, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 4 in B flat, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no ...
Performers: Altmeyer, Theo; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Arrau, Claudio; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Baldwin, Dalton; Bar, Olaf; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Chung Trio; Collot, Serge; de los Angeles,...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Sanderling, Kurt; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Jochum, Eugen; Karajan, Herbert von; Davies, Dennis R.; Boult, Adrian; Galliera, Alceo; Szell, George; ; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Tate, Jeffrey
Ensemble: ; Melos Ensemble of London; Nash Ensemble

Three Baroque Tenors / Ian Bostridge

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-03-22

Works: Francesco Bartolomeo Conti: Don Chisciotte; George Frederick Handel: Hercules; Tamerlano; Poro; Giulio Cesare; Antonio Vivaldi: Arsilda; L'Atenaide; Ipermestra; Francesco Gasparini: Il Bajazet; Thoma...
Performers: Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Bostridge, Ian; Clarke, Andrew; Grazzi, Alberto
Conductors: Labadie, Bernard
Ensemble: The English Concert

John Beard, Francesco Borosini, Annibale Fabri: these three men helped to revolutionized music in the 18th century. Their voices moved the greatest composers of the...continue...
Personnel: Jonathan Gunthorpe, Sophie Daneman, Benjamin Hulett, Madeleine Shaw (vocals).

Recording information: Church of St. Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead, London, Engl....continue...

Barber Adagio (100th Anniversay)

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; The School for Scandal, overture for orchestra, Op. 5; Concerto for Violin Op. 14; Knoxville, Summer of 1915, Op. 24; Essay for Orchestra no 1, Op. 12; Medea's Medi...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Baxtresser, Jeanne; Drucker, Stanley; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; LeClair, Judith; McCawley, Leon; Myers, Philip; Oliveira, Elmar; Robinson, Joseph; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Slatkin, Leonard; Thomas, Michael Tilson

This 2-CD commemorative set marks the centenary of Samuel Barber's birth and gives a fairly rounded picture of the composer. Samuel Barber's music, masterfully crafted...continue...

Martha Argerich and Friends - Live from the Lugano Festival 2008

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-07

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Variations (5) on an original theme for piano, 4 hands in G major, K. 501; Robert Schumann: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 121; Anton Arensky: Piano Quintet...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Capuçon, Renaud; Capucon, Renaud; Debrus, Alexandre; Drobinsky, Marc; Giuffredi, Corrado; Godel, Vincent; Gurning, Alexander; Hall, Lucia; Hubert, Eduardo; Kovacevich...
Conductors: Pletnev, Mikhail
Ensemble: ; Swiss Italian Orchestra

For the seventh Lugano Festival, legendary pianist Martha Argerich continues her commitment to showcasing young new talent and exploring lesser-known composers and works. Joining Argerich...continue...

Britten: War Requiem, Young Person's Guide, Serenade, etc / Sir Simon Rattle, et al

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-24

Works: Benjamin Britten: An American Overture; Ballad of Heroes, for high voice, chorus & orchestra, Op. 14; Diversions, for piano, left hand & orchestra, Op. 21; The Building of the House, overture for cho...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Baborak, Radek; Ballard, Jeremy; Blatchly, Mark; Blau, Andreas; Bostridge, Ian; Cole, Peter; Donohoe, Peter; Fowke, Philip; Fuchs, Wenzel; Gomez, Jill; Hargan, Alison; Kasnowski, Micha...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus

One of England's finest conductors conducting one of England's finest composers! Besides the three great song cycles ('Les Illuminations', 'Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings',...continue...

Benjamin Britten - The Collector's Edition

37 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Benjamin Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20; Peter Grimes; Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from "Peter Grimes"); The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Canadian Carnival, for orchestra, Op...
Performers: Adey, John; Allen, Benjamin; Allen, Thomas; Alley, John [Piano]; Allison, Richard; Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Bailey, Norman; Ballard, Jerem...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Paavo, Järvi; Berglund, Paavo; Brown, Iona; Yuasa, Takuo; Hickox, Richard; Marriner, Sir Neville; Harding, Daniel; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Bedford, Steuart; Knu...
Ensemble: ; Endymion Ensemble

Benjamin Britten was without question one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. This 37-CD set features all of his most beloved works, giving...continue...

Composers in Person

22 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Béla Bartók: Bagatelles (14) for Piano, Op. 6/Sz 38; Easy Pieces (10) for Piano, Sz 39; Romanian Dances (2) for Piano, Op. 8a/Sz 43; A Bit Drunk (Kicsit ázottan), burlesque for piano n...
Performers: Barrientos, Maria; Bartok, Bela; Benbow, Edwin; Benedetti, Fernand; Bernac, Pierre; Bonneau, Georges; Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Britten, Benjamin; Cahuzac, Louis; Charmy, Roland; Croiza, Claire; C...
Conductors: Collingwood, Lawrance; Hindemith, Paul; Khachaturian, Aram; Honegger, Arthur; Straram, Walther; Elgar, Edward, Sir; Coppola, Piero; Glazunov, Alexander; Villa-Lobos, Heitor; Pfitzner, Hans; Milhaud, ...
Ensemble: ; Percurama Percussion Ensemble

These 22 CDs offer a stunning range of modern composers performing their own works either on the piano, organ or violin, or else from behind...continue...

American Classics - Barber: Cello Sonata, Excursions, Summer Music / Stepansky, Margalit, Baxtresser, Robinson

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Samuel Barber: Sonata for Cello for cello & piano, Op. 6; Canzone (Elegy), for flute & piano (arr. from 2nd mvt. of the Piano Concerto), Op. 38a; Excursions (4) for Piano, Op. 20; Nocturne for Piano,...
Performers: Baxtresser, Jeanne; Drucker, Stanley; LeClair, Judith; Margalit, Israela; Myers, Philip; Robinson, Joseph; Stepansky, Alan [Cello]

David Oistrakh - Complete EMI Recordings

17 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-16

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto"; Trio for Piano and Strings no 7 in B flat major, Op. 97 "Archduke"; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op...
Performers: Bondarenko, Pyotr; Fournier, Pierre; Gertovich, Joseph; Knushevitsky, Svyatoslav; Oborin, Lev; Oistrakh, David; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Richter, Sviatoslav; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Shapiro, Jacov; S...
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Karajan, Herbert von; Szell, George; Ehrling, Sixten; Cluytens, André; Klemperer, Otto; Galliera, Alceo; Oistrakh, David; Matacic, Lovro von; Martinon, Jean; Shostakovich,...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; French National Radio Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Stockholm Festival Orchestra

"In each and every performance, Oistrakh demonstrates not only his impeccable technique but his warm tone and above all his irreproachable interpretations. No matter what...continue...

American Music - Adams, Gershwin, Bernstein, Ellington, Ives, Carter, etc / Sir Simon Rattle, London PO, et al

7 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-16

Works: John Adams: Harmonielehre; The Chairman Dances; Tromba Lontana, fanfare for orchestra; Short Ride in a Fast Machine, fanfare for orchestra; Charles Ives: New England Holidays Symphony; George Gershwi...
Performers: Allen, Geri; Atkinson, Lynton; Baker, Gregg; Barclay, John; Barnell, Andrew; Barrett, Brent; Barrington, Coleman; Blackwell, Harolyn [Soprano Vocals]; Braithwaite, Maureen; Carter, Regina [Violin]; C...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Sinfonietta

American classical composers often get unfairly overshadowed by their European counterparts, and a great deal of powerful, groundbreaking new music has passed under the radar...continue...

Icon - Dennis Brain - The Horn Player Performs Mozart, Strauss, Beethoven, et al

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-02

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Horn no 4 in E flat major, K. 495; Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, K. 417; Concerto for Horn no 1 in D major, K. 412/514 (K. 386b); Concerto for Horn no ...
Performers: Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Brain, Leonard; Chapman, Edmund; Cursue, Alfred; Horsley, Colin; James, Cecil; Malcolm, George; Matthews, Denis; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Morris, Gareth; Parikian, Manoug; ...
Conductors: Turner, Lawrence; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Susskind, Walter; Galliera, Alceo; Kletzki, Paul; Karajan, Herbert von; ; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Hindemith, Paul; Cantelli, Guido; Haas, Karl; Westrup, Sir Jac...
Ensemble: ; Dennis Brain Wind Ensemble; Hallé Orchestra; London Baroque Instrumental Ensemble; Philharmonia Orchestra

The four discs in the Dennis Brain set comprise all the recordings he made for EMI in the 14 short years he was active in...continue...

Karajan - Complete EMI Recordings 1946-84 Vol 1 - Orchestral Works

88 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-04-01

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad li; Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437; Perpetuum mobile, Op. 257 "...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Blau, Andreas; Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Braun, Manfred; Galway, James [Flute]; Gieseking, Walter; Höngen, Elisabeth; Hauptmann, Norbert; Helmis, Fritz; Hotter, Hans; James, C...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

The first volume of Karajan's complete catalog for EMI - 88 CDs of some of history's greatest orchestral recordings at a budget price....continue...

Elgar: The Collector's Edition

30 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-11-06

Works: Edward Elgar: Symphony no 1 in A flat major, Op. 55; Introduction and Allegro, for string quartet & string orchestra in G major, Op. 47; Symphony no 2 in E flat major, Op. 63; Elegy for Strings, Op. ...
Performers: Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bean, Hugh; Ben-Tovim, Atarah; Borg, Kim; Bramma, Harry; Cahill, Teresa; Case, John Carol; Chapman, Michael; Cook, Brian R...
Conductors: Barbirolli, John; Groves, Charles, Sir; Handley, Vernon; Boult, Adrian; Collingwood, Lawrance; Marriner, Sir Neville; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Hickox, Richard; Robinson, Christopher; del Mar, Norman; Hal...
Ensemble: ; Allegri String Quartet

Following the releases of the Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert Collector's Edition Boxed sets, EMI Classics is now proud to present the Elgar Collector's Edition. To...continue...

Bach, Handel: Solo Cantatas & Arias

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-10-23

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 82, "Ich habe genug" BWV 82; Cantata no 169 "Gott soll allein mein Herze haben" BWV 169; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Cantata no 190, "Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lie...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Beckett, Edward; Black, Neil; Dolmetsch, Jeanne; Dolmetsch, Marguerite; Gatt, Martin; Gray, John; Heath, Kenneth [Cello]; Kraemer, Nicholas; Lloyd, Peter [Fl...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Marriner, Sir Neville; Leppard, Raymond

"We seldom hear Bach sung like this any more. The modern fashion is to skim nimbly and objectively across the notes, but Baker will have...continue...

Villa-Lobos: Bachianas brasileiras, Guitar Concerto, etc

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-10-02

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachiana brasileira no 1 for 8 Cellos; Bachiana brasileira no 2 for Orchestra; Bachianas Brasileiras no 3, for piano & orchestra, A. 388; Bachianas Brasileiras no 4, for piano & o...
Performers: Bell, Susan; Fox, Eldon; Hansen, Lisa; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Ortiz, Cristina; Osorio, Jorge Federico; Romero, Angel [Guitar]
Conductors: Bátiz, Enrique; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; López-Cobos, Jesús
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Bach: Brandenburg Concertos no 1-6, etc / Marriner, et al

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-10-02

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G m...
Performers: Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Bennett, William; Brown, Iona; Brown, Timothy; Caird, George; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Davis, Barry; Ferguson, Simon; Hill, Nicholas; Houghton, William; Hunt, William; Je...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Nielsen: Clarinet and Flute Concertos, Wind Quintet

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-09-18

Works: Carl Nielsen: Concerto for Flute, FS 119; Concerto for Clarinet, FS 129/Op. 57; Quintet for Winds, Op. 43
Performers: Baborak, Radek; Kelly, Jonathan; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet]; Pahud, Emmanuel; Schweigert, Stefan
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

On this EMI Classics album, Emmanuel Pahud fulfills a lifelong dream of recording the Nielsen Flute Concerto, accompanied of course by Simon Rattle and the...continue...

Haydn: Symphonies no 88 - 92, etc / Rattle, Berlin PO

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-08-14

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 88 in G major, H 1 no 88; Symphony no 89 in F major ("Letter W"), H. 1/89; Symphony no 90 in C major, H 1 no 90; Symphony no 91 in E flat major, H 1 no 91; Symphony no...
Performers: Faust, Georg; Kelly, Jonathan; Schweigert, Stefan; Yasunaga, Toru
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

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To hear this great music played by an orchestra of the calibre of the Berlin Philharmonic is a rare treat indeed. These are...continue...

Best Beethoven 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-07-31

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: Altmeyer, Theo; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Arrau, Claudio; Bär, Olaf; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Baldwin, Dalton; Bar, Olaf; Barbizet, Pierre; Berry, Walter; Blochwitz, Hans-...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Sanderling, Kurt; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Jochum, Eugen; Karajan, Herbert von; Davies, Dennis R.; Boult, Adrian; Pritchard, John; Galliera, Alceo; Szell, George; Gibson, Alexander, Sir;...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Chung Trio; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Melos Ensemble of London; Nash Ensemble; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Orchestra ...

Great Handel / Bickett, Bostridge, Royal, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-07-17

Works: George Frederick Handel: Semele; Der Messias; MEDLEY; La Resurrezione di Nostro Signor Gesù Cristo, HWV 47; As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel); Ariodante; Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; L'Alle...
Performers: Beznosiuk, Lisa; Bostridge, Ian; Cunningham, Sarah [Viola da gamba]; Devine, Steven; Earle, Richard; Jackson, Sally [winds]; Kenny, Elizabeth [Theorbo]; Lester, Richard [Cello]; Robson, Anthony; Watt...
Conductors: Bicket, Harry
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Making his baroque debut for EMI Classics, famed tenor Ian Bostridge takes on Handel's greatest arias. The repertoire is a mixture of English- and Italian-language...continue...

Shostakovich: Complete Symphonies / Mariss Jansons, et al

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-09-12

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; Symphony no 15 in A major, Op. 141; Symphony no 2 in B flat major (To October), Op. 14; Symphony no 12 in D minor, Op. 112 "To the Memory of Len...
Performers: Aleksashkin, Sergey; Bye, Torkil; Gogolewskaja, Larissa; Hannisdal, Per; Hink, Werner; Kubmaul, Rainer; Nilsson, Stig; Postinghel, Marco; Quandt, Ludwig; Rohn, Andreas; Schilling, Stefan; Svenheden, ...
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; St. Petersburg Philharmoni...

In contrast to the standard practice of recording symphonic cycles with a single orchestra, Mariss Jansons set out to record these symphonic cornerstones of 20th...continue...

Gemini - Mozart: Wind Concertos / Barenboim

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-02-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola in E flat major, K 364 (320d); Concerto for Flute no 1 in G major, K. 313 (K. 285c); Andante for Flute and Orchestra in C major, K 3...
Performers: Bourgue, Maurice; Debost, Michel; Gatt, Martin; Graeme, Peter; James, Ifor; King, Thea
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra members; Orchestre de Paris

"Mozart had an affinity for the varied sonorities that could be conjured from wind instruments, and no group does the sound of this serenade more...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphonies no 2 and 12 / Janson, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-01-10

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 2 in B flat major (To October), Op. 14; Symphony no 12 in D minor, Op. 112 "To the Memory of Lenin - 1917"
Performers: Postinghel, Marco; Rohn, Andreas; Schilling, Stefan
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Mariss Jansons' journey through the symphony cycle of Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich continues with this release of 'Symphonies Nos. 2 & 12'. She again conducts...continue...

Historical - Mozart: Horn Concertos, etc / Brain, Karajan

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-01-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Horn no 1 in D major, K. 412/514 (K. 386b); 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 ...
Performers: Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Brain, Leonard; Horsley, Colin; James, Cecil; Waters, Stephen
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von;
Ensemble: Dennis Brain Wind Ensemble; Philharmonia Orchestra

Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings / Rattle

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-11-08

Works: Benjamin Britten: Les Illuminations; Serenade, for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31; Nocturne, Op. 60
Performers: Baborak, Radek; Blau, Andreas; Bostridge, Ian; Fuchs, Wenzel; Langlamet, Marie-Pierre; Schweigert, Stefan; Welzel, Wieland
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The vocal music of Benjamin Britten is central to Ian Bostridges repertoire; he has already recorded a number of Britten works in his growing discography....continue...

Gemini - Barber: Orchestral & Chamber Works / Slatkin, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-05-24

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; The School for Scandal, overture for orchestra, Op. 5; Concerto for Violin Op. 14; Essay for Orchestra no 1, Op. 12; Second Essay, for orchestra, Op. 17; Medea's Me...
Performers: Baxtresser, Jeanne; Drucker, Stanley; LeClair, Judith; Margalit, Israela; Myers, Philip; Oliveira, Elmar; Robinson, Joseph; Stepansky, Alan [Cello]
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard

"...As set out at the beginning, this is an attractive all-Barber collection, especially if you don't already have these works in your collection... None of...continue...

Vivaldi: La tempesta di mare, etc / Biondi, Europa Galante

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2000-06-27

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in D major ("L'inquietudine"), RV 234; Concerto funebre, for violin, oboe, chalumeau, 3 violas all'inglese, strings & continuo in B flat ma; C...
Performers: Biondi, Fabio; Braucher, Ernest; Casazza, Enrico; Cavasanti, Lorenzo; Colitto, Lorenzo; Coppola, Lorenzo; Fantinuoli, Antonio; Longo, Isabella; Mandolesi, Giorgio; Naddeo, Maurizio; Pique, Alessandro
Conductors:
Ensemble: Europa Galante

"If you enjoy Vivaldi's theatrical aspects, you should rush out and buy this release. Europa Galante presents-in highly charged, energetic fashion--a number of Vivaldi's most...continue...

Classic Kennedy - Vivaldi, Massenet, Bach, Kennedy, etc

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2000-02-01

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'estate"; Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); English Traditional: Scarborough Fair; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances...
Performers: Anderson, John; Boyle, Doug; Chateauneuf, Paula; Crowley, Andrew [Trumpet]; David Thomas [Oboe/Clarinet]; Ellis, Osian; Heath, David C.; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Knight, Janice; Knowles, Gregory [Per...

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, Petrushka / Jansons, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2000-01-25

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps; Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1947 version)
Performers: Bye, Torkil; Christiansen, Jan Fredrik; Hannisdal, Per; Moreno, Gonzalo
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, etc / Muti, La Scala Philharmonic

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1999-04-20

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto in F major, RV 98 "La tempesta di mare"; Concerto for Flute in G minor, Op. 10 no 2/RV 439 "La notte"; Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera";...
Performers: Cavallo, Bruno; Franzetti, Giulio; Negroni, Alberto; Zucchiati, Valentio
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: La Scala Philharmonic soloists

Villa-Lobos: par lui-même

6 CD / EMI Classics / 1991-05-04

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Descombrimento do Brasil; Invocaçao em defesa da pátria, for voice, chorus & orchestra (or female chorus), A. 439; Bachiana brasileira no 1 for 8 Cellos; Bachiana brasil...
Performers: Benedetti, Fernand; Blumental, Felicja; Braune, Manoel; Bronschwak, Henri; Cliquennois, Maurice; de los Angeles, Victoria; Dufrene, Fernand; Kareska, Maria; Neilz, Jacques; Plessier, Rene; Tagliaferr...
Conductors: Villa-Lobos, Heitor
Ensemble: French National Radio Chorus; French National Radio Orchestra