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Bach: Brandenburg Concertos; Oboe Concertos

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2011-10-18

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]; Blankestijn, Marieke; Boyd, Douglas; Buter, Josine; Christiane Horr; Contardo, Corinne; Conway, William; Dulack, Matthias; Fischer, Thierry; Fyfe, Elizabeth; Juda, Iris; Lest...
Conductors: Boyd, Douglas

Adagio - Mischa Maisky

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2010-10-19

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Gabriel Fauré: Elégie for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 24; Ottorino Respighi: Adagio con variazioni for Cello and Orchestra; Antonin Dvorá...
Performers: Maisky, Mischa
Conductors: Bychkov, Semyon
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris

Himmlische Harfe

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2010-10-19

Works: George Frederick Handel: Concerto for Harp in B flat major, Op. 4 no 6/HWV 294; Theme and Variations for harp in G minor (spurious); Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for solo keyboard no 7 in F major ...
Performers: Larde, Christian; Lepauw, Roger; Maugras, Gaston; Renard, Michel; Zabaleta, Nicanor
Conductors: Kuentz, Paul; Navarro, Luis A. Garcia; Marzendorfer, Ernst

Schubert: Forellen-Quintett, Quartett D96 / James Levine

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2010-10-19

Works: Franz Schubert: "Trout" Quintet; Quartet for flute, guitar, viola & cello in G major (arranged from W. Matiegka's, Trio, Op. 21), D.
Performers: Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Faust, Georg; Hetzel, Gerhart; Levine, James; Posch, Alois; Söllscher, Göran; Schulz, Wolfgang [Flute]

Schumann: The Masterworks [Limited Eidtion] [Deluxe]

35 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2010-05-25

Works: Robert Schumann: Symphony in G minor "Zwickau"; Symphony no 1 in B flat major ("Spring"), Op. 38; Overture, Scherzo & Finale for orchestra in E minor / E major, Op. 52; Genoveva, Op. 81; Symphony no ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Brendel, Alfred; Burnett, Richard [Piano]; Canino, Bruno; Crespin, Régine; Dazeley, William; Dent, Susan; Donderer, Georg; Dond...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot; Kubelik, Rafael; Solti, Sir Georg; Segal, Uri; Dorati, Antal; Marriner, Sir Neville; Masur, Kurt; Britten, Benjamin; Albrecht, Gerd;
Ensemble: ; Beaux Arts Trio

June 8, 2010 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Robert Schumann, one of the most important Romantic composers of the 19th century. To...continue...

Chopin, Dvorák, Ravel, Smetana: Piano Trios

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2009-08-04

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Trio for Piano and Strings in G minor, B 25/Op. 8; Maurice Ravel: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in A minor; Antonin Dvorák: Trio for Piano and Strings no 4 in E min...
Performers: Knushevitsky, Svyatoslav; Oborin, Lev; Oistrakh, David

André Previn - A Celebration

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2009-04-07

Works: Maurice Ravel: L'enfant et les sortilèges, opera-ballet in 2 parts; Ma mère l'oye; André Previn: Double Concerto for violin, contrabass & orchestra; Concerto for piano & orchestra; C...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bartolomey, Franz; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Eder, Gotthard; Federsel, Gunter; Fleming, Renee; Futral, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Gabriel, Martin; Johnson, David; Lascarro, Jua...
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: ; Boston Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

DG proudly celebrates Andre Previn's 80th birthday with this deluxe, 6-CD box set featuring him as conductor, composer and performer. Previn selected his favorite recordings...continue...

Morgen: Works by Strauss & Dvorak

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2009-02-10

Works: Richard Strauss: Sonata for Cello and Piano in F major, Op. 6; Romance for Cello and Orchestra in F major, AV 75; Lieder (4), Op. 27; Antonin Dvorák: Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G major, Op...
Performers: Maisky, Mischa

BBC Music Magazine
Maisky's performance of these works could hardly be bettered. Strauss's Sonata has enormous youthful élan, and the arrangements of the Romance for cello...continue...

Olivier Messiaen - Complete Edition

32 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2008-12-09

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Preludes (8) for Piano; La fauvette des jardins; Petites esquisses d'oiseaux (6), for piano, I/54; Études (4) de rhythme; Cantéyodjayâ; Rondeau, for piano, I/24;...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Banlaky, Akos; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Barker, Noelle; Cantin, Catherine; Collerette, Hélène; C...
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun; Nagano, Kent; Boulez, Pierre; ; Kreder, Jean-Paul; Davis, Andrew; Chailly, Riccardo; Rickenbacher, Karl Anton
Ensemble: ; Members of the Ensemble Le Madrigal (Members); Sextuor Jeanne Loriod

The 2008 Messiaen celebrations come to an overwhelming climax with this superb 32-CD set of his complete works. This limited edition set from Deutsche Grammophon...continue...

Beethoven: Die Streichtrios

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2008-05-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for violin, viola & cello in E flat major, Op. 3; Serenade for violin, viola & cello in D major, Op. 8; Trio for Violin, Viola and Cello no 3 in G major, Op. 9 no 1; Trio f...
Performers: Giuranna, Bruno; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Rostropovich, Mstislav

In My Element / Anne Sofie van Otter

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2008-04-15

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Richard Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La Clemenza de Tito...
Performers: Augustsson, Mikael; Bjorkman, David; Blair, Michael; d'Oustrac, Stephanie; Dohmen, Albert; Forsberg, Bengt; Henryson, Svante; Jonsson, Fredrik; Kress, Roland; Lindberg, Jakob; Lindberg, Magnus; Linds...
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Gardiner, John Eliot; Levine, James; Abbado, Claudio; Boulez, Pierre; Pinnock, Trevor
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Dresden Staatskapelle; English Baroque Soloists; English Concert; Les Musiciens du Louvre; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; North German ...

Opera News
Smart, sophisticated and opinionated, Anne Sofie von Otter has become a star by doing exactly what she wants
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Terezín - Theresienstadt / Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2008-03-25

Works: Ilse Weber: Ich wandre durch Theresienstadt; Ade, Kamerad!; Und der Regen rinnt; Wiegala; Karel Svenk: Pod destnikem (Under an Umbrella); Vsechno jde! (Anything Goes!) "Terezin March"; Adolf Strauss:...
Performers: Dukes, Philip; Forsberg, Bengt; Gerhaher, Christian; Hausmann, Ib; Hope, Daniel [Violin]; Huber, Gerold; Knight, Josephine; Risenfors, Bebe; von Otter, Anne Sofie

The Swedish mezzo-soprano, Anne Sofie von Otter, is known as one of the most versatile stars of her generation. She is always in search of...continue...

Amor profano - Vivaldi Arias / Marcon, Kermes, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2008-02-12

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: L'Olimpiade, opera in 3 acts, RV 725; Sin nel placido soggiorino, aria (from lost opera La fede tradita e vendicata), RV 712; Orlando furioso, opera in 3 acts, RV 728; Tito Manlio, R...
Performers: Cassone, Gabriele; Galligioni, Francesco; Kermes, Simone
Conductors: Marcon, Andrea
Ensemble: Venice Baroque Orchestra

Amor profano is the follow-up project to the spectacular album 'Amor sacro' that the soprano Simone Kermes recorded with Andrea Marcon and his Venice Baroque...continue...

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto, etc / Hengelbrock, Hope, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2008-01-22

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Andres Maienlied ("Hexenlied"), Op. 8/8; Suleika ("Ach, um deine feuchten Schwingen"), song for voice & p...
Performers: Besancon, Sophie; Conway, William; Eaton, Steuart; Eisenberger, Christian; Gould, Kate; Gould, Lucy; Hope, Daniel [Violin]; Knauer, Sebastian; Siffert, Pascal
Conductors: Hengelbrock, Thomas
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe

Mendelssohn's beautiful 'Violin Concerto' - a work that fascinated the 6-year-old Daniel Hope in his early days of learning the violin. Though the teachers at...continue...

Song of the Cello

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2007-12-04

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Liebestreu, Op. 3 no 1; Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 105; Luigi Boccherini: Menuett; Camille Saint-Saëns: Concert...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Gililov, Pavel; Hovora, Daria; How, Liang Ping; Kremer, Gidon; Maisky, Lily; Maisky, Mischa; Meell, Melissa; Phillips, Todd; Poy, Nardo; Tiempo, Sergio
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Mehta, Zubin; Thomas, Michael Tilson

New Year's Concert 2003 / Harnoncourt, Wiener Philharmoniker

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2007-11-27

Works: Johann Strauss II: Kaiser Franz Joseph I; Der Zigeunerbaron; Niko-Polka, Op. 228; Scherz-Polka, Op. 72; Sekunden-Polka, Op. 258; Helenen-Polka, Op. 203; Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437; Bauern-Polka, Op...
Performers: Bartolomey, Franz; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Out-of-print in the US....continue...

Vivaldi: L'estro Armonico, Op. 3; Flute Concertos, Op. 10

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2007-11-13

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: L'estro armonico, concertos (12) for 1-4 solo instruments, strings & continuo, Op. 3; Concertos (6) for flute, 2 violins, viola, organ & continuo, Op.10
Performers: Bawden, Rupert; Coe, Jane; Comberti, Micaela; Cracknell, Graham; Golding, Miles; Jones, Trevor [Viol]; MacNamara, Amanda; Nobes, Pauline; North, Nigel [Lute]; Pinnock, Trevor; Poffley, Christopher; R...
Conductors: Pinnock, Trevor
Ensemble: English Consort

Rachmaninov: Elégie, Cello Sonata, etc / Maisky, Tiempo

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2007-11-06

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Andante semplice [fragment]; Twilight, song for voice & piano, Op. 21/3; Prelude, Op. 23 no 10; Songs (12), Op. 14; How painful for me, song for voice & piano, Op. 21/12; Sonata f...
Performers: Maisky, Mischa; Tiempo, Sergio

Reverie

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2007-06-12

Works: Manuel de Falla: Danza Española no 1 (la vida breve); Canciones populares españolas (7); Scottish Traditional: Busk Ye, Busk Ye, My Bonny Bride, song; Logan Water, song; Gabriel Faur&eacu...
Performers: Sollscher, Goran; Wang, Jian

The two soloists - a guitarist and a cellist - comes together in a surprisingly homogeneous collaboration of some really popular classics, with an approach...continue...

Welcome to the Voice

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2007-05-15

Works: Steve Nieve: Welcome to the Voice
Performers: Belton, Ian; Bonney, Barbara; Cassidy, Paul; Costello, Elvis; Fulgoni, Sara; Haveron, Andrew; Manfrino, Nathalie; Nieve, Steve; Quessada, Antoine; Ribot, Marc; Roocroft, Amanda; Rothenberg, Ned; Stin...
Conductors: Teodori, Muriel
Ensemble: Brodsky String Quartet; Le choeur des amis français ; London Voices

"The true salvation is the human voice." When these words are sung by Sting on the title track of Welcome to the Voice, we are...continue...

Bach: Cantatas BWV 4, 56, 82 / Karl Richter

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2007-02-27

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 56, "Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen" BWV 56; Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4; Cantata no 82, "Ich habe genug" BWV 82
Performers: Bilgram, Hedwig; Clement, Manfred; Duft, Herbert; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Kiskalt, Fritz; Kolbinger, Karl; Kuhl, Detlef; Nothas, Walter; Ortner, Franz; Schloter, Elmar
Conductors: Richter, Karl
Ensemble: Munich Bach Orchestra

In addition to the less well known 'Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen', two of Bach's most important and highly regarded Cantata's 'Christ lag in...continue...

The Many Musics of Gidon Kremer

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2007-02-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio for Piano in B minor, K 540; Felix Mendelssohn: Concert...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Brunner, Eduard; Geringas, David; Grindenko, Tatjana; Kashkashian, Kim [Viola]; Kremer, Gidon; Maisenberg, Oleg; Maisky, Mischa; Pushkarev, ...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Schiff, Heinrich; Kremer, Gidon
Ensemble: ; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Kremerata Baltica; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Always an explorer among today's virtuoso violinists, Gidon Kremer presents a personal selection of some of his greatest DG recordings, along with 25 minutes of...continue...

Anne Sofie von Otter - I Let the Music Speak

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-10-10

Works: Björn Ulvaeus: The day before you came; Benny Andersson: I let the music speak; When all is said and done; I walk with you, mama; The winner takes it all; Chess; Kristina Fran Duvemala; I am jus...
Performers: Andersson, Benny; Augustsson, Mikael; Björkman, David; Eljas, Anders; Englund, Lasse; Grebacken, Pär; Henryson, Svante; Jakobsson, Karl; Jonsson, Fredrik; Kress, Rolland; Lindgren, Magnus; ...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Fleshquartet

After her successful collaboration with Elvis Costello on 'For the Stars,' Anne Sofie von Otter continues to explore the terrain of popular music with a...continue...

Messiaen: L'ascension, Etc.

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-07-13

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Concert à quatre, for flute, cello, piano & orchestra, I/62; Turangalîla-Symphonie; Quatuor pour la fin du temps; Éclairs sur l'au-delà...; L' Ascension, 4 ...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Cantin, Catherine; Holliger, Heinz; Loriod, Jeanne; Loriod, Yvonne [Piano/Composer]; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Tetard, Albert
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun

Collection Du Millenaire....continue...

Prokofiev: Peter And The Wolf/Britten: Variations & Fugue For Purcell Theme/ Sai

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-07-13

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals
Performers: Herzer, Wolfgang; Kontarsky, Alfons
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin; Böhm, Karl

Collection Du Millenaire....continue...

Shostakovich: String Quartets no 3, 7, 8 / Hagen Quartet

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-07-04

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 3 in F major, Op. 73; Quartet for Strings no 7 in F sharp minor, Op. 108; Quartet for Strings no 8 in C minor, Op. 110
Performers: Hagen, Clemens; Hagen, Lukas; Hagen, Veronika; Schmidt, Rainer
Conductors:
Ensemble: Hagen Quartett

Following the critically acclaimed Beethoven recordings and the completion of its Mozart cycle, the Hagen Quartett make a welcome return to 20th-century repertoire with this...continue...

Mozart: La Clemenza di Tito / Kozenà, Mackerras, Scottish CO

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-04-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La Clemenza de Tito
Performers: Kozená, Magdalena; Martinpelto, Hillevi; Milne, Lisa; Relyea, John; Rice, Christine; Schneider, Ronald; Trost, Rainer; Watkin, David
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra

With all of its dramatic characters driven by pure emotion- vengeance, obsession, hate, and grace- 'La Clemenza' contains some of the most gripping music in...continue...

Weekend Classics - A Rachmaninoff Weekend

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-02-14

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Prelude for piano no 5 in D major, Op. 23/4; Songs (14), Op. 34; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, O...
Performers: Berman, Lazar; Gililov, Pavel; Maisky, Mischa; Vasary, Tamas
Conductors: Ahronovitch, Yuri
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

From DG's Weekend Classics Series comes "A Rachmaninov Weekend"....continue...

Bernstein Collectors Edition - Schubert, Schumann, etc

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-11-08

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; Symphony no 9 in C major, D 944 "Great"; Symphony no 5 in B flat major, D 485; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scott...
Performers: Frantz, Justus; Maisky, Mischa
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"Strongly inflected readings that combine dynamic energy with lyric sentiment. - High Fidelity...continue...

Taneyev: Chamber Music / Pletnev, Repin, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-09-13

Works: Sergei Taneyev: Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 30; Trio for Piano and Strings in D major, Op. 22
Performers: Gringolts, Ilya; Harrell, Lynn; Imai, Nobuko; Pletnev, Mikhail; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Repin, Vadim [Violin]

An excellent recording by an all-star quintet, created by Pletnev. Vadim Repin and Ilya Gringolts, two of the most exciting violinists of the younger generation...continue...

Beethoven: Cellosonaten Opp 69 & 102, etc / Maisky, Argerich

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-03-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 3 in A major, Op. 69; Sonata for Cello and Piano no 4 in C major, Op. 102 no 1; Sonata for Cello and Piano no 5 in D major, Op. 102 no 2; Variation...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Maisky, Mischa

Beethoven: Triple Concerto Op. 56/Brahams: Violin Concerto

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-03-10

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto"
Performers: Ma, Yo-Yo; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Zeltser, Mark
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Recording information: Berlin, Philharmonie....continue...

Brahms: Violin Concerto/Double Concerto

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-03-10

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"
Performers: Kremer, Gidon; Maisky, Mischa
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard

Mischa Maisky and Martha Argerich in Concert

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-03-08

Works: Recorded Sound: Applause; Igor Stravinsky: Suite italienne for Violin and Piano; Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 119; Tale of the Stone Flower, Op. 118; Dmitry Shostakovi...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Maisky, Mischa

"Rostropovich offers an inspired benchmark in both works, with Richter the pianist in the Prokofiev and the composer himself in the Shostakovich." - Rob Cowan,...continue...

Beethoven: Triple Concerto; Brahms / Fricsay, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-03-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto"; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"
Performers: Anda, Geza; Fournier, Pierre; Schneiderhan, Wolfgang; Starker, Janos
Conductors: Fricsay, Ferenc
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

"[These two works] make a very satisfactory coupling. In [the Beethoven] the conductor is very much in charge, and brings a particularly searching quality to...continue...

Bach: 6 Suites for Violoncello Solo / Jian Wang

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-01-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1008; Suite for solo cello no 6 in D major, BWV 1012; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C m...
Performers: Wang, Jian

"...Already there are comparisons with past greats such as du Pre and Rostropovich and I've no doubt that Jian Wang will prove to be a...continue...

Meditation: Classics for Relaxation

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-01-01

Works: Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in ...
Performers: Boyd, Douglas; Gallois, Patrick [Flute/Conductor]; Haimovitz, Matt; Maisky, Mischa; Neidich, Charles; Schwalbe, Michel; Serkin, Rudolf; Sollscher, Goran; Standage, Simon; Wilcock, Elizabeth
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Bychkov, Semyon; Järvi, Neeme; Pople, Ross; Davis, Andrew; Pinnock, Trevor; Abbado, Claudio; Füri, Thomas

Silent Reflection 1: Serene Classics

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-01-01

Works: Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Antonin Dvorák: Serenade for Strings; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 2, Op. 55; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, O...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Gilels, Emil; Gulda, Friedrich; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Sollscher, Goran; Thorvaldsson, Christer; Zabaleta, Nicanor
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme; Kubelik, Rafael; Abbado, Claudio; Ozawa, Seiji; Füri, Thomas; Karajan, Herbert von; Kuentz, Paul

Songs / Magdalena Kozena

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2004-07-13

Works: Maurice Ravel: Chansons madécasses, song cycle for soprano, flute, cello & piano; Dmitry Shostakovich: Satires (5), for soprano & piano, Op. 109; Ottorino Respighi: Il tramonto; Erwin Schulhoff:...
Performers: Barta, Jiri; Edmund-Davies, Paul; Henschel, Christoph; Kozená, Magdalena; Martineau, Malcolm

"Magdalena Kozena is casting her net ever wider in time and space. An intriguing catch of song from the first half of the 20th century...continue...

Trio - Handel: Belshazzar / Pinnock, Rolfe-Johnson, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2004-06-15

Works: George Frederick Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Coe, Jane; Gooding, Julia; Ledingham, Iain; Pinnock, Trevor; Robbin, Catherine; Robertson, Bernard; Robertson, Nicholas; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Ten...
Conductors: Pinnock, Trevor
Ensemble: English Concert Choir

This set, Trevor Pinnock's recommended recording of Belshazzar includes an all-star cast and has a full and well-balanced sound....continue...

Dvorak, Strauss: Works for Cello / Mehta, Maisky, et al

2 Super Audio CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2004-05-11

Works: Recorded Sound: Applause; Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191; Richard Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35
Performers: Maisky, Mischa; Zimmermann, Tabea [Viola]
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Haydn: The Seven Last Words / Emerson String Quartet

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2004-03-09

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Seven last words of Christ on the Cross, Op. 51/H 3 no 50-56
Performers: Drucker, Eugene; Dutton, Lawrence; Finckel, David; Setzer, Philip
Conductors:
Ensemble: Emerson String Quartet

"The Emerson performs these sublime meditations with evident love and dedication... [their] superbly played performance deserves to be heard, not least for its enrichment of...continue...

Brahms, Schumann / Argerich, Kremer, Maisky, Bashmet

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2004-01-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Quartet for Piano and Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Robert Schumann: Phantasiestücke (4) for violin, cello & piano in A minor, Op. 88
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Kremer, Gidon; Maisky, Mischa

"These are talented soloists, but also inspired accompanists: Maisky plays repeated supporting eighth notes with a gruff, energetic throb that's totally seductive." - Sundram, ARG...continue...

Echo 20/21 Ligeti: String Quartets, etc / Hagen Quartet

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2003-11-11

Works: György Ligeti: Quartet for Strings no 1 ("Métamorphoses nocturnes"); Quartet for Strings no 2; Ramifications, for 12 strings (or string orchestra); Sonata for cello; Melodien, for orchestra...
Performers: Haimovitz, Matt
Conductors: ; Boulez, Pierre; Atherton, David
Ensemble: Ensemble InterContemporain; Hagen Quartett; LaSalle Quartet; London Sinfonietta

"Ligeti is not a particularly unfriendly composer to the ears. His ideas are not invariably loud of soft or always dissonant, and the sonorities are...continue...

Rodrigo: Fantasia Para Un Gentilhombre, Etc.

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2003-05-05

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Fantasía para un gentilhombre; Manuel Ponce: Concierto del sur for guitar & orchestra; Luigi Boccherini: Concerto for Cello in D major, G. 479
Performers: Bergen, Eugene; Bernstein, Jascha; Galimir, Felix; Granick, Arthur; Segovia, Andrés
Conductors: Jorda, Enrique

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Karajan - The Collection - Vivaldi, Bach / Berlin PO

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2003-04-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for 4 violins, strings & continuo in D major ("L'estro armonico" no 1), Op. 3/1, RV 549; Concerto for 4 Violin...
Performers: Brandis, Thomas [Violin]; Finke, Eberhard; Gobel, Horst; Read, William Tim; Schwalbé, Michel; Zoeller, Karlheinz
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

First time on CD, this set features 4 previously unreleased concertos (L'estro armonico Nos. 1, 4, 7 & 10). "Marvelous precision and integration. The soloist...continue...

Mendelssohn: Cello Sonatas, Variations, etc / Maisky, Tiempo

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2002-08-13

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sonata for cello & piano no 2 in D major, Op. 58; Variations Concertantes for Cello and Piano, Op. 17; Song without words for Cello and Piano in D major, Op. 109; On Wings of Song;...
Performers: Maisky, Mischa; Tiempo, Sergio

DG's permier cellist Mischa Maisky champions Mendelssohn's unjustifiably neglected works for Cello and Piano, which he presents complete with several additional 'Songs Without Words', partnered...continue...

Live in Japan - Chopin, Franck, Debussy / Maisky, Argerich

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2001-10-09

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, B 160/Op. 65; Introduction and Polonaise for Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 3; César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A m...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Maisky, Mischa

Schumann: Cello Concerto, 5 Stücke, etc / Maisky, Argerich

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2001-03-13

Works: Robert Schumann: Adagio and Allegro for Cello and Piano in A flat major, Op. 70; Phantasiestücke (3) for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 73; Romance for oboe (or violin or cello) & piano (Nicht schnell)...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Maisky, Mischa

"...[Maisky and Argerich] are a splendid duo, playing as partners, not as star and accompanist. Their performances are idiomatic and sensitive, a joy to listen...continue...

Bach: 6 Cello-Suiten / Mischa Maisky

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2000-04-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1008; Suite for solo cello no 6 in D major, BWV 1012; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C m...
Performers: Maisky, Mischa

This is the second visitation by cellist Mischa Maisky (both on DG) to the Solo Cello Suites by J.S. Bach. In such a crowded field,...continue...