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Spheres / Daniel Hope, violin, Jacques Ammon, Chie Peters, Juan Lucas Aisemberg and Christiane Starke

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Johann Paul von Westhoff: Sonate a violino solo; Ludovico Einaudi: I Giorni, for piano; Passaggio, for piano; Philip Glass: Echorus; Gabriel Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11; Lera Auerbach...
Performers: Aisemberg, Juan Lucas; Ammon, Jacques; Carls, Jochen [Double Bass]; Hope, Daniel [Violin]; Peters, Chie [Violin]; Starke, Christiane [Cello]
Conductors: Halsey, Simon

The Times, 14th February 2013
Provocative? To a degree, though classical purists shouldn't shriek too loudly...Hope dances a path through a string of otherworldly new pieces,...continue...
Personnel: Daniel Hope (violin).

Recording information: Funkhaus Berlin, Nalepastraáe (06/2012-07/2012)....continue...

Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Serenata Notturna; Posthorn Serenade / Bohm - Vienna PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Serenade no 6 in D major, K 239 "Serenata notturna"; Serenade no 9 in D major, K 320 "Posthorn"
Performers: Galway, James [Flute]; Kirchner, Heinz; Maas, Emil; Spierer, Leon; Zepperitz, Rainer
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Tha main theme of the first movement of "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" is one of Mozart's most famous and instantly recognizable tunes. There is no record...continue...

Nino Rota / Richard Galliano, accordion

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-01-24

Performers: Douglas, Dave [Trumpet]; Galliano, Richard; Kozlov, Boris; Penn, Clarence; Surman, John

"There's nothing like a great accordion recording--really. There's something inherently romantic and charmingly evocative about the Italian (or French) style of music and performance on...continue...

Pasión (Passion) / Roberto Alagna, tenor

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-12-06

Works: Agustín Lara: Piensa en mi; Osvaldo Farrés: Quizas, quizas, quizas (Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps); Carlos Eleta Almarán: Historia de un amor; Gerardo Hernán Matos Rodriguez: La Cumpa...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Cassar, Yvan; Chausse, Stephane; Contreras, Javier; Downs, Lila; Duarte, Celso; Dufour, Pierre-Francois; Engel, Claude; Gall, Robert Le; Georges, Philippe; Giraud, Nicolas; Gonzalez,...
Conductors: Cassar, Yvan

Roberto Alagna is a peerless communicator. No other tenor of our time radiates joy like his when he lifts his voice above an orchestra. His...continue...
Recording information: Studio Davout; Studio Davout (Paris); Studio Ferber (Pa....continue...

ASM35: The Complete Musician / Anne Sofie Mutter, violin [38 CDs / 2 DVDs]

40 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-10-15

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K. 216; Concerto for Violin no 5 in A major ("Turkish") K. 219; Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, K 304 (300c); Concerto for Violin...
Performers: Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Borucinska, Krystyna; Giuranna, Bruno; Harrell, Lynn; Ma, Yo-Yo; Meneses, Antonio; Moll, Phillip; Muller-Schott, Daniel; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Orkis, Lambert [Keyboard...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Sacher, Paul; Lutoslawski, Witold; Ozawa, Seiji; Levine, James; Previn, Andre; Penderecki, Krzysztof; ; Masur, Kurt; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Gergiev, Valery; Krenz, Jan
Ensemble: ; Trondheim Soloists (Trondheimsolistene)

August 23rd, 2011 is Anne-Sophie Mutter's 35th anniversary on stage. DG fetes the violinist with this limited edition set of 38 CDs in original jacket...continue...

Tell It Like It is / Thomas Quashoff

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-09-27

Performers: Chastenier, Frank; Frank, Martina; Gauchel, Walter; Grabandt, Christian; Haffner, Wolfgang; Ilg, Dieter; Muller, Bruno [Guitar]; Newland, Jay; Quasthoff, Michael; Quasthoff, Thomas; Reissmann, Wieland

Anne-Sophie Mutter plays Rihm, Penderecki & Currier

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-09-13

Works: Wolfgang Rihm: Lichtes Spiel, ein Sommerstück, for violin & small orchestra; Dyade, for violin & double bass; Krzysztof Penderecki: Duo concertante, for violin & double bass; Sebastian Currier: ...
Performers: Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Patkolo, Roman
Conductors: Francis, Michael; Gilbert, Alan
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

In celebration of Anne-Sophie Mutter's 35th anniversary on stage, Deutsche Grammophon releases a new album featuring world-premiere recordings of two new works written for Mutter:...continue...

Baritone Ildebrando D'Arcangelo sings Mozart Arias

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-09-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Le nozze di Figaro; Alcandro, lo confesso ... Non so d'onde viene, K. 512; Mentre ti lascio, o figlia, K 513; Così fan tutte, K 588; Così dunque tra...
Performers: Agnoletto, Giannandrea; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Filippone, Dora; Ghio, Davide; Lukic, Relja
Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino

From the outset of his career, bass-baritone Ildebrando D'Arcangelo has been the pre-eminent Mozart man in his Fach. For his all-Italian Mozart album under Gianandrea...continue...
Recording information: Teatro Regio di Torino, Sala Regia, Turin (06/2010)....continue...

The Art of Martha Argerich

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-06-07

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Scherzo for Piano no 3 in C sharp minor, B 125/Op. 39; Mazurka for piano no 36 in A minor, Op. 59/1, CT. 86; Scherzo for Piano no 2 in B flat minor/D flat major, B 111/Op. ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Brunner, Eduard; Economou, Nicolas; Freire, Nelson [Piano]; Grafenauer, Irena [Flute]; Hortnagel, Georg Maximilian; Kovacevich, Stephen; Kre...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Dutoit, Charles; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Chailly, Riccardo; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Faerber, Jörg

It's hard to believe that Martha Argerich is now approaching her 70th birthday - on 5 June this year. She has been recording for Deutsche...continue...

Habanera / Elina Garanca

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-10-25

Works: Francisco Asenjo Barbieri: El barberillo de Lavapiés; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Franz Lehár: Zigeunerliebe; Michael William Balfe: The Bohemian Girl; Xavier Montsalvatge: Cinco cancione...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Barletta, Alberto; Baroni, Enrico Maria; Bridelli, Giuseppina; Brown, Geri; Del Rey, Jose Maria Gallardo; Garanca, Elina; Maghenzani, Cesare; Maori, Massimo; Milani, Alessandro [Viol...
Conductors: Chichon, Karel Mark

Elina Garanca's supple, seductive mezzo is aflame with the neon hues and rhythmic dash of Romany in excerpts from beguiling Gypsy roles in opera and...continue...
Personnel: Elina Garanca (mezzo soprano).

Recording information: Auditorio RAI Arturo Toscanini, Turin, Italy (03/2010)....continue...

Symphonicities / London Classical Players

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-07-13

Works: Sting: Next to You; Englishman In New York; Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic; I Hung My Head; You Will Be My Ain True Love, song; Roxanne; When We Dance; The End of the Game, song; I Burn For You...
Performers: Allen, Barbara [Harp]; Bello, Larry Di; Bonadio, Joe; Botti, Chris; Bufferd, Tracy; Cherney, Ed [Producer/Engineer]; Clark, Dick; Cossin, David; Finck, David; Garza, James De La; Heick, Aaron; Hynes,...
Conductors: Mathes, Rob; Mercurio, Steven;
Ensemble: ; London Classical Players; New York Chamber Consort

A companion CD to Sting's 2010 world tour, this album pairs the artist's greatest hits with new symphonic arrangements. Multiple conductors lend their help to the project, which also includes orchestr...continue...

Bach

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-06-29

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Suite for Solo Cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007...
Performers: Apap, Jean-Marc; Galliano, Richard; Logerot, Stephane; Phillips-Varjabedian, Jean-Marc; Pidoux, Raphael; Surel, Sebastien

French jazz accordionist richard galliano's records his first classical album ever His first album on deutsche grammophon is devoted to a composer with whom he...continue...
Recording information: Notre Dame du Liban, Paris, France (09/01/2009-09/02/2009); Paris, Notre Dame du Liban (09/01/2009-09/02/2009); Notre Dame du Liban, Paris, France (09/01/2009/09/02/2009); Paris...continue...

Air: A Baroque Journey

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-03-16

Works: Andrea Falconieri: Ciaccona (from Il primo libro de canzoni); La suave melodia y su corrente; Passacalle; George Frederick Handel: HWV 437; Diego Ortiz: Recercada no 2; Biagio Marini: Passacalio; Nic...
Performers: Bezuidenhout, Kristian; Borrani, Lorenza; Conway, William; Eaton, Steuart; Gould, Lucy; Hope, Daniel [Violin]; Jonathan Cohen [Cello/Conductor]; Maass, Stefan; Rath, Stephan; Senft, Enno; Sorensen, H...

'Air' sets out to trace a baroque journey. It is the story of four unique composers, three of whom were virtuoso violinists - Falconiero, Matteis...continue...
Recording information: Nimbus Records, Wyastone (06/2009)....continue...

Collectors Edition - Mozart: Wind Concertos and Serenades

7 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-10-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Flute no 1 in G major, K. 313 (K. 285c); Concerto for Bassoon in B flat major, K 191 (186e); Concerto for Flute & Harp, ...
Performers: Öhlberger, Camillo; Öhlberger, Reinhard; Altmann, Volker; Bürkner, Alfred; Berger, Roland; Boisits, Gottfried; Brandis, Thomas [Violin]; Braun, Manfred; Cubasch, Christian; Eichler, Ho...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra members; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra members; Vienna Philharmonic Winds

Collectors Edition - Mozart: String Quartets / The Hagen Quartet

7 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-10-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento for String Quartet in D major, K 136 (125a); Divertimento for String Quartet in B flat major, K 137 (125b); Divertimento for String Quartet in F major, K 138 (12...
Performers: Posch, Alois; Ronza, Roberto Di

"... The players [of the Hagan Quartet] opt for tempi that exhilarate in the outer movements while finding time to relish the sheer beauty of...continue...

Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro / Levine, Upshaw, Te Kanawa

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-01-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Capecchi, Renato; Forest, Michael; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Glazener, Laurence; Grant, Heidi; Grossman, Jerry [Cello]; Guyer, Joyce; Hampson, Thomas; Laciura, Anthony; Plishka, Paul [Bass Vocals]; Rute...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus

"Taut ensemble and well-detailed playing." - Gramophone "Beautifully prepared and confidently performed with an ensemble finish that comes only from frequent teamwork." - Metropolitan Opera...continue...

Ayre

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-09-27

Works: Osvaldo Golijov: Ayre, for voice & chamber ensemble; Luciano Berio: Folk Songs, arranged for soprano & 7 instruments (or orchestra)
Performers: Dresser, Mark; Flower, Jeremy; Friedlander, Erik; Gottlieb, Gordon; Haddad, Jamey; Kibbey, Bridget; Krakauer, David; Ljova; O'Connor, Tara Helen; Palmer, Todd; Poland, Eric; Santaolalla, Gustavo; Som...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Andalucian Dogs

"Golijov's music is at once intellectually lively and extremely accessible, emotionally direct and colorfully warm. A singer of extraordinary versatility, Upshaw rewards Golijov with a...continue...
The recording of Osvaldo Golijov's "Ayre" on this album was nominated for the 2006 Grammy Award for "Best Classical Contemporary Composition."...continue...

Karajan - The Collection - Mozart: Symphonies no 39-41, etc

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2003-05-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 39 in E flat major, K 543; Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Symphony no 41 in C major, K 551 "Jupiter"; Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Divertimento for 2 Horns and Stri...
Performers: Cappone, Giusto; Maas, Emil; Spierer, Leon; Witt, Friedrich
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"Here on DG is Karajan's big-band Mozart at its finest... there is plenty of life here, and slow movements show the BPO at their most...continue...

Schubert: Violin Works / Gidon Kremer

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2003-04-08

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonatina for Violin and Piano in A minor, D 385/Op. 137 no 2; Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G minor, D 408/Op 137 no 3; Sonatina for Violin and Piano in D major, D 384/Op 137 no 1;...
Performers: Afanassiev, Valery; Brunner, Eduard; Geringas, David; Kremer, Gidon; Lester, Gabrielle; Lester, Richard [Cello]; Maisenberg, Oleg; Poppen, Diemut; Posch, Alois; Thunemann, Klaus; van Keulen, Isabelle...

"Gidon Kremer and Valery Afanassiev enter a hotly contested area with this new release of works for violin and piano by Schubert, and they emerge...continue...

20/21 - Gubaidulina: Offertorium, Hommage / Dutoit, Kremer

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-08-13

Works: Sofia Gubaidulina: Offertorium, concerto for violin & orchestra (3 versions); Hommage à T. S. Eliot, for soprano & octet
Performers: Brunner, Eduard; Geringas, David; Kremer, Gidon; Posch, Alois; Thunemann, Klaus; van Keulen, Isabelle [Violin]; Vlatkovic, Radovan; Whittlesey, Christine
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, etc / Bernstein

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2000-09-26

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris; Concerto for Piano in F major; Cuban Overture; Porgy and Bess; Variations on "I got rhythm" for Piano and Orchestra; Preludes (3) for piano; R...
Performers: Bernstein, Leonard; Finck, David; Haas, Werner [Piano]; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]; Shaham, Gil
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Ozawa, Seiji; Previn, Andre; Levine, James; De Waart, Edo; Inbal, Eliahu
Ensemble: ; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

Bach: Mass in B minor / Karajan, Janowitz, Ludwig, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2000-03-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Performers: Brandis, Thomas [Violin]; Eliscu, Robert; Finke, Eberhard; Galway, James [Flute]; Janowitz, Gundula; Karcher, Heinrich; Piesk, Gunter; Prill, Gunter; Ridderbusch, Karl; Scholz, Rudolf; Schreier, Pete...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"Karajan conveys intensity, even religious fervour, and the very opening brings an impressive first entry of the choir on Kyrie...There is a strong sense of...continue...

Home for Christmas / Anne Sofie von Otter, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1999-10-12

Works: Hugh Martin: Meet Me in St. Louis; John Francis Wade: Adeste fideles; William Mathias: Sweet Was The Song; Franz Xaver Gruber: Silent Night; Mel Tormé: The Christmas Song; Traditional: Tomorro...
Performers: Agnas, Joakim; Agnas, Urban; Bengtson, Jan; Bylund, Jonas; Danielsson, Göran; Forsberg, Bengt; Forsberg, Ulf; Helander, Torbjörn; Henrikson, Leif; Henryson, Svante; Jansson, Bengan; Jansson...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Stockholm Chamber Brass

"Home for Christmas" is Anne Sofie von Otter's first holiday album. "Home for Christmas" is a rich selection of popular international Christmas songs, including a...continue...

Schubert: Trout Quintet, Death and the Maiden / Amadeus Qt

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1997-06-10

Works: Franz Schubert: "Trout" Quintet; Quartet for Strings no 14 in D minor, D 810 "Death and the Maiden"
Performers: Brainin, Norbert [Violin]; Gilels, Emil; Lovett, Martin; Schidlof, Peter; Zepperitz, Rainer
Conductors:
Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

"...Perhaps the Amadeus Quartet always excelled in powerful, dramatic works. Among such works for string quartets, Schubert's D.810 certainly stands in the first rank...This is...continue...

Bach: St Matthew Passion / Karajan, Janowitz, Ludwig et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1987-10-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Performers: Berry, Walter; Blau, Andreas; Borwitzky, Ottomar; Diakov, Anton; Finke, Eberhard; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gobel, Horst; Janowitz, Gundula; Karajan, Herbert von; Karcher, Heinrich; Koch, Gerhardt; ...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Hagen-Groll, Walter
Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus

Boyce: 8 Symphonies / Pinnock, English Concert

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1987-08-10

Works: William Boyce: Symphonies (8), Op. 2; Symphony in A major, Op. 2/2; Symphony in F major, Op. 2/4; Symphony in D major, Op. 2/5; Symphony in B flat major, Op. 2/7; Symphony in D minor, Op. 2/8
Performers: Bawden, Rupert; Beznosiuk, Lisa; Cleminson, Nicola; Comberti, Micaela; Cracknell, Graham; Golding, Miles; Goodwin, Paul [Oboe, Conductor]; Homburger, Maya; Jones, Trevor [Viol]; Lehwalder, Julie; Mac...
Conductors: Pinnock, Trevor
Ensemble: The English Concert