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The Very Best of Paul Tortelier from the EMI Catalog [2 CDs]

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-17

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Cello no 1 in G, BWV 1007; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in D major ("L'estro armonico" no 9), Op. 3/9, RV 2; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto ...
Performers: Heidsieck, Eric; Iwasaki, Shuku; Pau, Maria de La; Rostal, Max; Tortelier, Maud; Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Tortelier, Paul; Faerber, Jörg; Kempe, Rudolf; Boult, Adrian; Berglund, Paavo; Tortelier, Maud; Tortelier, Yan Pascal

Paul Tortelier had the lean, ascetic look of an El Greco saint, yet possessed the turbulent idealism of Don Quixote, whom he portrayed so memorably...continue...

The Richard Strauss Edition [35 CDs + CD-Rom]

36 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-02-28

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24; Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Don Juan, Op. 20; Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Metamorph...
Performers: Becker, Herbert; Beranova, Katerina; Bierbach, Franz; Blankenburg, Heinz; Boese, Ursula; Botha, Johan; Cassilly, Richard; Clement, Manfred; Damm, Peter; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Dunn, Mignon; E...
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf; Plasson, Michel; Karajan, Herbert von; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Böhm, Karl; Keilberth, Joseph; De Waart, Edo

This truly unique set comprises a superb collection of some of the greatest performances of Richard Strauss's orchestral, operatic, chamber and vocal works, brought together...continue...

Paul Hindemith: Avant-Gardist And Freethinker [4 CDs]

4 CD / Red/membran / 2011-11-21

Works: Paul Hindemith: Nobilissima visione, ballet suite for orchestra; Symphony "Mathis der Maler"; Concerto for Clarinet; Konzertmusik for piano, 10 brass instruments & 2 harps, Op. 49; Konzertmusik for B...
Performers: Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Cahuzac, Louis; Giseler, Hans; Haas, Monique; Otto, Hans; Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Hindemith, Paul; Anerl, Karel

20th Century Classics: Kodaly / Vladimir Yompoisky, piano; Paul Tortelier, cello

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: Zoltán Kodály: Háry János, suite from the opera for orchestra; Dances of Marosszék (Marosszéki táncok), for orchestra (transcribed from piano work); M...
Performers: Layton, Stephen; Oistrakh, David; Tortelier, Paul; Yampolsky, Vladimir
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Susskind, Walter; Cleobury, Stephen; Andor, Ilona
Ensemble: Choir of King's College Cambridge; Kodaly Girls' Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra

20th Century Classics: Walton / Nigel Kennedy, violin; Paul Tortelier, cello

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: William Walton: Symphony no 1 in B flat minor; Symphony no 2; Concerto for Violin; Concerto for Cello; The Wise Virgins, suite from the ballet
Performers: Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Previn, Andre; Berglund, Paavo; Frémaux, Louis
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Richard Strauss: Don Quixote; Till Eulenspiegel

1 CD / Regis Records / 2011-07-03

Works: Richard Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Don Juan, Op. 20
Performers: Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Lehmann, Fritz
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Rudolf Kempe's excellent reputation as a conductor of Richard Strauss is justly deserved. In this recording, he is joined by the inimitable Paul Tortelier in...continue...

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

20th Century Classics: Tcherepnin - Chamber Music

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-02-15

Works: Alexander Tcherepnin: Piano Quintet in G major, Op. 44; Quartet for Strings no 2, Op. 40; Trio for Piano and Strings in D major, Op. 34; Duo for violin & cello, Op 49; Suite for solo cello; Sonata fo...
Performers: Alexander Tcherepnin [Composer/Piano]; Gedda, Nicolai; Tortelier, Paul; Tortelier, Yan Pascal
Conductors:
Ensemble: Groupe Instrumental Paris

BBC Music Magazine
Prokofiev, Stravinsky and Bartok colour Alexander Tcherepnin's chamber and piano music, which here receives strongly committed performances.
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Musqiue Francaise / Michel Plasson [37 CD]

37 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-11-22

Works: Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Le carnaval romain (Roman Carnival Overture), ouverture catactéristique for orchestra, H.95 (Op. 9); Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Harold in Italy ...
Performers: Alain, Marie-Claire; Amyel, Arlette; Armengaud, Jean-Pierre; Barto, Tzimon; Bismuth, David; Causse, Gerard [Viola]; Chesis, Linda; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Collardot, Timothee; Cottens, Jacques; Dewar...
Conductors: Plasson, Michel

For 30 years Michel Plasson has recorded French music exclusively for EMI Classics. This exclusive box is truly unique as it covers all the masterpieces...continue...

50 Best Adagios

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flute Op. 10 'La notte'; Concerto no ...
Performers: Ambache, Diana; Auger, Arleen; Cole, Maggie; Coles, Samuel; Daniels, David; Fischer, Annie; Gens, Veronique; Isserlis, Steven; Kirshbaum, Ralph; Litton, Andrew; Meyer, Paul; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet];...
Conductors: Watson, Ian; Parrott, Andrew; Warren-Green, Christopher; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Asperen, Bob van; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Kuijken, Sigiswald; ; Norrington, Roger; Kaljuste, Tönu; Rozhdestvensky, G...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Il Seminario Musicale; London Classical Players; Melante Amsterdam; Members of the Vienna String Sextet (Members); Nash Ensemble; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players

Best Tchaikovsky 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-05-04

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Concerto for Violin in D, Op. 35; Concerto for Piano no 2 in G, Op. 44; Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo them...
Performers: Abramovic, Charles; Chang, Sarah; Christ, Tanja; Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Christoff, Boris; Donohoe, Peter; Eyron, Jan; Gaust, Georg; Gedda, Nicolai; Gergieva, Larissa; Hartog, Bernhard; Lemalu, Jona...
Conductors: Fedoseyev, Vladimir; Ozawa, Seiji; Barshai, Rudolf; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Muti, Riccardo; Karajan, Herbert von; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Lanchbery, John; Soltesz, Stefan; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Plasso...
Ensemble: ; Chung Trio

This 6-CD set contains 100 tracks from the most familiar and best-loved works by the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893), performed by many of...continue...

The Great EMI Recordings: Paul Tortelier

20 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-03-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Suite for Cello solo no 2 i...
Performers: Alexander Tcherepnin [Composer/Piano]; Brown, Timothy; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Heidsieck, Eric; Iwasaki, Shuku; Janopoulo, Tasso; Johnston, Robert; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Me...
Conductors: Ledger, Philip, Sir; Tortelier, Paul; Faerber, Jörg; Tortelier, Maud; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Berglund, Paavo; Previn, Andre; Frémaux, Louis; Plasson, Michel; Boult, Adrian; Davies, Meredith...
Ensemble: ; London Mozart Players

Paul Tortelier, born in Paris in 1914, became very well known in Britain through his remarkable program for BBC Television in which he gave to...continue...
Includes work(s) by François Couperin....continue...

Essential Cello

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Cello Concarto in B minor, RV 424; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C; Luigi Boccherini: Sonata n...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Capuçon, Gautier; Capuçon, Renaud; Chang, Han-Na; Clein, Natalie; Cohen, Robert [Cello]; Cole, Maggie; Dedyukhin, Alexander; du Pré, Jacquel...
Conductors: Warren-Green, Christopher; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Kangas, Juha; Masur, Kurt; Tortelier, Paul; Jansons, Mariss; Chung, Myung-Whun; Giulini, Carlo Maria; ; Macal, Zdenek; Plasson, Michel; Handley, Ver...
Ensemble: ; Members of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Nash Ensemble

Essential Bach

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Orchestra...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Asperen, Bob van; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Bennett, William; Brown, Iona; Debost, Michel; Egarr, Richard; Goossens, Leon [Oboe]; Hurford, Peter; Koopman, Ton; L...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Willcocks, David; Tortelier, Paul; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Menuhin, Yehudi; Accardo, Salvatore; Gönnenwein, Wolfgang; Jochum, Eugen
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Consortium Musicum

Complete EMI Recordings 1950-1991 (Box)

56 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-01-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 2 in F major, K. 280 (K. 189e); Sonata for Piano no 9 in D major, K. 311 (K. 284c); Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i); Piano Sonata, K. 332...
Performers: Bacquier, Gabriel; Benoit, Jean-Christophe; Bertin, Pierre; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Deschamps, Hubert; Druart, Henri; Falcucci, Joseph-Marie; Gedda, Nicolai; Laurence, Marie; Lepauw, Roger; Mesple, ...
Conductors: Cluytens, André; Silvestri, Constantin; Halffter, Ernesto; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Strauss, Paul; Baudo, Serge; Prêtre, Georges; Cambreling, Sylvain; Martinon, Jean; Jacquillat, Jean-Pierr...
Ensemble: ; Members of the Orchestre de Paris (Members); Soloists of the Lamoureux Concert Association Orch

This 56 CD collection contains numerous items which have become available for the first time (such as Mozart sonatas and Bach Inventions previously only released...continue...
Recording information: 1950-1991....continue...

Best Cello 100 / Various

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-08-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Concerto for Harpsichord in F mi...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Braley, Frank; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Carrington, Simon; Casals, Pablo; Chang, Han-Na; Clein, Natalie; Cohen, Rob...
Conductors: Zukerman, Pinchas; Warren-Green, Christopher; Barbirolli, John; Brown, Iona; Linde, Hans-Martin; Kangas, Juha; Masur, Kurt; Tortelier, Paul; Jansons, Mariss; Pesek, Libor; Davis, Andrew; Chung, Myung...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; English Chamber Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Gustav Mahl...

This 6-CD set contains a fine collection of 100 favorite cello classics, performed by some of the world's leading artists. Among them are giants of...continue...

Songs of Birds: Pablo Casals Festival in Prades

4 CD / Membran / 2009-07-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056; Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G major, BWV 1049; Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano, C...
Performers: Casals, Pablo; Foley, Madeline; Goldberg, Bernard; Haskil, Clara; Hess, Myra; Istomin, Eugene; Katims, Milton; Schneider, Alexander [Violin]; Stern, Isaac; Thomas, Milton; Tortelier, Paul; Wummer, Jo...
Conductors: Casals, Pablo; Ormandy, Eugene

2009 four CD set. Catalan Christmas song 'The Song Of The Birds (El Cant dels Ocells) is an important part of the Festival Pablo Casals....continue...

Best Cello 100 / Various

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2009-07-07

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Ce...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Braley, Frank; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Carrington, Simon; Casals, Pablo; Chang, Han-Na; Clein, Natalie; Cohen, Rob...
Conductors: Zukerman, Pinchas; Warren-Green, Christopher; Barbirolli, John; Brown, Iona; Linde, Hans-Martin; Kangas, Juha; Masur, Kurt; Tortelier, Paul; Jansons, Mariss; Pesek, Libor; Davis, Andrew; Chung, Myung...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; English Chamber Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Gustav Mahl...

Ancerl Gold Edition 30 - Hindemith, Borkovec / Czech PO

1 CD / Supraphon Import / 2009-06-30

Works: Paul Hindemith: Concerto for Violin & orchestra; Concerto for Cello; Pavel Borkovec: Concerto for Piano no 2
Performers: Gertler, André; Jemelík, Antonín; Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Ancerl, Karel
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Casals Festivals at Prades - Live Concert Performances

13 CD / Music & Arts / 2009-05-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Piano and Strings no 2 in E flat major, K 493; Quartet for Oboe and Strings in F major, K 370 (368b); Idomeneo; Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K 581...
Performers: Casals, Pablo; Cortot, Alfred; Curzon, Clifford; de los Angeles, Victoria; Engel, Karl; Foley, Madeline; Goldberg, Szymon; Gonzales, Jose; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Horszowski, Mieczyslaw; Istomin, ...
Conductors: Casals, Pablo
Ensemble: Collegium Musicum

This collection features the best public performance recordings from Prades, in which Casals is joined by the violinists Menuhin, Szigeti, Grumiaux, Goldberg and Vegh; the...continue...

Yehudi Menuhin - The Great EMI Recordings

51 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Concerto for 2 Violins in D mino...
Performers: Aronowitz, Cecil; Balsam, Artur; Barshai, Rudolf; Bennett, William; Cassadó, Gaspar; Cassad?, Gaspar; Civil, Alan; Cocker, Paul; Curzon, Clifford; de los Angeles, Victoria; Debost, Michel; Don...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Enescu, George; Monteux, Pierre; Dorati, Antal; Boulez, Pierre; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Pritchard, John; Silvestri, Constantin; Kletzki, Paul; Boult, Adrian; Panufnik, Andrzej; Da...
Ensemble: ; Alan Clare Trio; Bath Festival Ensemble; Instrumental Ensemble

This 50-CD set features Sir Yehudi Menuhin's most celebrated EMI recordings, made during his extraordinary 70-year exclusive recording relationship with the company. Includes works by...continue...
Includes work(s) by Manuel de Falla....continue...

Fauré: Élégie, Deux Sonates; Debussy / Tortelier, Hubeau

1 CD / Apex / 2008-11-18

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 109; Elégie for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 24; Sonata for Cello and Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 117; Claude Debussy: Sonata for C...
Performers: Hubeau, Jean; Tortelier, Paul

Bach: Cello Suites / Paul Tortelier

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Suite for Cello solo no 2 i...
Performers: Tortelier, Paul

Richard Strauss: Orchestral Works [Box Set]

9 CD / Brilliant Classics Import / 2008-10-21

Works: Richard Strauss: Concerto for Horn no 1 in E flat major, Op. 11; Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, AV 132; Concerto for Oboe in D major, AV 144; Duet-Concertino for clarinet, bassoon, harp & st...
Performers: Clement, Manfred; Damm, Peter; Frager, Malcolm; Hoelscher, Ulf; Liebscher, Wolfgang; Mirring, Peter; Rosel, Peter; Rostal, Max; Tortelier, Paul; Weise, Manfred
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf

Best Adagios 100 - Mozart, Mahler, Albinoni, Pachelbel, etc / Menuhin, Ove Andsnes, Norman, et al

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-22

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flut...
Performers: Ambache, Diana; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Braley, Frank; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Cole, Maggie; Coles, Samuel; Daniels, David; Dessay, Natalie; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Dumay, Augustin [Vi...
Conductors: Watson, Ian; Parrott, Andrew; Warren-Green, Christopher; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Asperen, Bob van; ; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Norrington, Roger; Kaljuste, Tönu; Rozhdestvensky, G...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne; Il Seminario Musicale; London Academy; London Classical Players; Melante Amsterdam; Nash Ensemble; Scottish Ensemble; Taverner Choir, Consort & Players; ...

This 6-CD set offers listeners the greatest classical slow movements ever composed, including the haunting Albinoni Adagio in G minor, Pachelbel’s beloved Canon in D,...continue...

Hermann Abendroth - Last Symphonies

8 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 35 in D major, K 385 "Haffner"; Symphony no 38 in D major, K 504 "Prague"; Symphony no 41 in C major, K 551 "Jupiter"; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D mi...
Performers: Laux, Edith; Paul, Karl; Suthaus, Ludwig; Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Abendroth, Hermann
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra; Leipzig University Choir

Compiled to mark the 50th anniversary of his death, this set explores the art of the German conductor Hermann Abendroth. Perhaps not a household name...continue...

Elgar: Cello Concerto, Serenade for Strings; Tchaikovsky, Dvorak / Tortelier, Groves, et al

1 CD / Regis Records / 2008-06-08

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello in E minor, Op. 85; Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo theme, Op. 33; Antonín Dv...
Performers: Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Groves, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Elgar, Brahms: Cello Concertos; Debussy: Cello Sonata / Tortelier, Lush, Boult, Pritchard, et al

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2008-05-27

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Claude Debussy: Sonata for Cello and Piano
Performers: Lush, Ernest; Tortelier, Paul; Tortelier, Yan Pascal
Conductors: Boult, Adrian; Pritchard, John
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

The French cellist Paul Tortelier was one of the truly great artists of the 20th Century. He collaborated with such eminent conductors as Sir Thomas...continue...

The Essential Isaac Stern

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2008-04-29

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Quintet for Strings no 2 in G major, Op. 111; Trio for Piano and Strings no 3 in C minor, Op. 101; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for 2 Violi...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Casals, Pablo; Cho-Liang, Lin; Istomin, Eugene; Katims, Milton; Laredo, Jaime; Ma, Yo-Yo; McDonald, Robert; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Rose, Leonard; Rostropovich, Mst...
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Zukerman, Pinchas; Stern, Isaac; Bernstein, Leonard; Katims, Milton; Brieff, Frank
Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Franz Liszt Academy Chamber Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Philadelphia Orchestra; St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

Isaac Stern changed the world he lived in, both as a violinist of dazzling virtuosity and immense soul, and as a tireless, joyous humanitarian. Even...continue...

Beethoven: Triple Concerto; Brahms: Double Concerto

1 CD / Doremi / 2008-02-12

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: Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Heidsieck, Eric; Starker, Janos; Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Martinon, Jean; Bruck, Charles
Ensemble: French National Radio Orchestra

Gemini - Fauré: Masques et Bergamasques, etc / Plasson

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-10-23

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80; Masques et bergamasques, musical comedy in 1 act, Op. 112; Shylock, incidental music and suite for tenor & orchestra, Op. 57; Ballade f...
Performers: Chesis, Linda; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Gedda, Nicolai; Nagle, Patricia; Tortelier, Paul; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Von Stade, Frederica
Conductors: Plasson, Michel
Ensemble: Alix Bourbon Vocal Ensemble; Toulouse Capitole Orchestra

"Faure was the first to write a 'Pelleas and Melisande'... it's beautiful music, and this is a lovely recording of it... 'Masques et Bergamasques' was...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Complete Music for Piano and Orchestra, etc

3 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2007-10-02

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concert Fantasia for Piano and Orchestra in G major, Op. 56; Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Concerto for Piano no 2 in G major, Op. 44; Concerto for Piano...
Performers: Donohoe, Peter; Isserlis, Steven; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Barshai, Rudolf; Kamu, , Okko; Tortelier, Yan Pascal
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Northern Sinfonia

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 ...

Vivaldi: Concertos and Sonatas / Claudio Scimone

18 CD / Erato / 2007-05-22

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Trio Sonatas (Suonate da camera a 3), for 2 violins & continuo, Op. 1; Sonatas (12) for violin & continuo, Op. 2; L'estro armonico, concertos (12) for 1-4 solo instruments, strings &...
Performers: Bertagnin, Glauco; Carmignola, Giuliano; Chiampan, Gianni; Degani, Lucio; Farina, Edoardo; Fornaciari, Marco; Mussumeli, Bettina; Pierlot, Pierre; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Rybin, Juan Carlos; Sasaki, Kaz...
Conductors: Scimone, Claudio
Ensemble: I Solisti Veneti

Saint-Saens: Organ Symphony / Frémaux

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-03-20

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 40; Carnival of the animals; Allegro appassionato for Cello and Piano in B minor, Op. 43; Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"; Samson et D...
Performers: Kok, Felix; Lucas, Brenda; Moroney, Anthony; Ogdon, John; Robinson, Christopher [Choral Conductor]; Robinson, Hilary; Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Frémaux, Louis; Prêtre, Georges
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Paris Opéra Orchestra

Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, etc / Beecham, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-11-21

Works: Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142; Don Quixote, Op. 35; Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, Op. 60
Performers: Clark, Raymond; Harrison, Eric; Lampe, Oscar; Rubens, Leonard; Staryk, Steven; Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Barbirolli, John
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Casals Festivals at Prades Vol 2 - Live, 1953-62

12 CD / Music & Arts / 2006-09-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin solo no 2 in A minor, BWV 1003; Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Sonata for Violin solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1005; Partita for Violin solo n...
Performers: Baker, Julius; Bloom, Robert; Casals, Pablo; de los Angeles, Victoria; Farrow, Norman; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Fuchs, Joseph; Fuchs, Lillian; Greenhouse, Bernard; Horszowski, Mieczyslaw; Kahn, Er...
Conductors: Casals, Pablo; ; Végh, Sándor
Ensemble: ; Bach Aria Group; Prades Festival Orchestra

Best Classics 100 Vol 2

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Lohengrin; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: ...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andre, Maurice; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Bennett, William; Brown, Iona; Byzantine, Julian; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; ...
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Jansons, Mariss; Muti, Riccardo; Marriner, Sir Neville; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Bernstein, Leonard; Temirkanov, Yuri; Prêtre, Georges; Karajan, Her...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian State Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Boston Symphony ...

The Most Relaxing Bach Album in the World...Ever!

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-03-21

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Partita for Keyboard no 1 in B flat major, BWV 825; Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3); Suite for...
Performers: Anderszewski, Piotr; Bostridge, Ian; Bunin, Stanislav; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Gavrilov, Andrei; Isbin, Sharon; Jacob, Werner; Koopman, Ton; Menuhin, Yehudi; Parkening, Christopher; Savall, Jordi...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; ; Menuhin, Yehudi; Stamp, Richard; Stokowski, Leopold; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]
Ensemble: ; The Swingle Singers

Brahms: Violin Sonata no 1, etc / Szigeti, et al

1 CD / Biddulph / 2006-03-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in G major, Op. 78; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 3 in C minor, Op. 60
Performers: Hess, Myra; Horszowski, Mieczyslaw; Katims, Milton; Szigeti, Joseph [Violin]; Tortelier, Paul

Biddulph has diligently presented the unique art of Joseph Szigeti in recent releases, and this Brahms disc will have even further appeal to those who...continue...

Pablo Casals - 1er Festival de Prades 1950 - J.S. Bach

5 CD / Cascavelle / 2005-08-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G...
Performers: Allard, Maurice; Coursier, Gerard; Goldberg, Bernard; Haskil, Clara; Horszowski, Mieczyslaw; Istomin, Eugene; Lefébure, Yvonne; Mack, John; Mannes, Leopold; Mule, Marcel; Pernel, Orrea; Rotenb...
Conductors: Casals, Pablo
Ensemble: Prades Festival Orchestra

Ancerl Gold Edition 30 - Hindemith, Borkovec / Czech PO

1 CD / Supraphon / 2004-06-03

Works: Paul Hindemith: Concerto for Violin; Concerto for Cello; Pavel Borkovec: Concerto for Piano no 2
Performers: Gertler, Andre; Jemelik, Antonin; Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Ancerl, Karel
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto; Brahms / Ferras, et al

1 CD / Testament / 2004-04-01

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"
Performers: Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Silvestri, Constantin; Kletzki, Paul
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

With his glamorous tone and solid technical foundation, Ferras was much sought after by record companies - one of his most durable recordings has been...continue...

Schumann, Hindemith: Cello Concertos / Tortelier, Dorati

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-11-25

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Cello in A minor, Op. 129; Paul Hindemith: Concerto for Cello; Paul Tortelier: A Tortelier masterclass
Performers: Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Dorati, Antal; Downes, Edward
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

Paul Tortelier played in the Paris Conservatoire under Charles Munch and Andre Cluytens. His first solo engagement was in the Lalo Concerto with the Concerts...continue...

Strauss: Don Quixote, Til Eulenspiegel / Rudolf Kempe

1 CD / Testament / 2003-05-01

Works: Richard Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28
Performers: Cappone, Giusto; Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Fauré: Orchestral Works / Plasson, Collard, Tortelier, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2002-02-12

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80; Masques et bergamasques, musical comedy in 1 act, Op. 112; Shylock, incidental music and suite for tenor & orchestra, Op. 57; Ballade f...
Performers: Chesis, Linda; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Gedda, Nicolai; Nagle, Patricia; Tortelier, Paul; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Von Stade, Frederica
Conductors: Plasson, Michel
Ensemble: Alix Bourbon Vocal Ensemble; Toulouse Capitole Orchestra

"Plasson shows himself to be a particularly sensitive interpreter of Faure." -Gramophone...continue...

Elgar: Cello Concerto, etc; Britten / Boult, Groves, et al

1 CD / Unesco Classics / 2001-05-29

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello in E minor, Op. 85; Enigma Variations; Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra
Performers: Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Boult, Adrian; Groves, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...

Historical -Hommage à Paul Tortelier -Performer and Composer

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-01-23

Works: Paul Tortelier: Concerto for 2 cellos & orchestra ("Double Concerto"); Suite for cello solo in D; Offrande for strings; Your Grey-Blue Eyes for violin & orchestra
Performers: Cobb, Timothy; Eichenauer, Ulrich; Florey, Karin-Regina; Frank, Pamela; Noras, Arto; Rivinius, Gustav; Tortelier, Maude-Martin; Tortelier, Paul; Tortelier, Yan Pascal
Conductors: Tortelier, Yan Pascal
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

The Magic Of The Cello

1 CD / Erato / 1994-08-02

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 2 in D major, H. 7b/2 (Op. 101); Luigi Boccherini: Concerto for Cello no 9 in B flat major, G 482; Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata no 1 in B flat (Largo, Allegro, La...
Performers: Chiffoleau, Yvan; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Gagnepain, Xavier; Hubeau, Jean; Lodeon, Frederic; Navarra, Andre; Pennetier, Jean-Claude; Pidoux, Roland; Tortelier, Paul; Veyron-Lacroix, Robert
Conductors: Guschlbauer, Theodor; Wallez, Jean-Pierre; Munch, Charles
Ensemble: Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Lamoureux Concert Association Orchestra

Casals Edition - Schubert: Quintet in C, Symphony no 5

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1994-02-22

Works: Franz Schubert: Quintet for Strings in C major, Op. 163/D 956; Symphony no 5 in B flat major, D 485
Performers: Casals, Pablo; Katims, Milton; Schneider, Alexander [Violin]; Stern, Isaac; Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Casals, Pablo
Ensemble: Prades Festival Orchestra

"...players in this recording show a commitment and warmth that irradiates every semiquaver. Casals leads from the depths, the presiding humane presence in this music...continue...