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50 Best Chillout Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite no 3 in D, BWV 1068; Keyboard Concerto no 5 in F minor, BWV 1056; ...
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Chance, Michael; Daniels, David; Donohoe, Peter; Farr, Stephen; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Gavrilov, And...
Conductors: Handford, Maurice; Marriner, Sir Neville; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Nézet-Séguin, Yannick; Warren-Green, Christopher; Olah, Erno; Norrington, Roger; Trevor, Kirk; Sawallisch, ...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Ahn Trio; Fretwork; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo

This 3 CD set contains 50 tracks of classical chill out music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Performed by some of...continue...

Essential 20th Century Classics - Over 2 hours of captivating modern classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus; Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; C...
Performers: Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Currie, Colin; Devos, Louis; Donohoe, Peter; du Pre, Jacqueline; Fischer-Dieskau, Manuel; Gibson, Simon; Gilchrist, Jane; Hendricks, Bar...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Temirkanov, Yuri; Barbirolli, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Prêtre, Georges; Penderecki, Krzysztof; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Kaljuste, Tönu; Metzmacher, Ingo; B...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Essential 20th Century Classics is a 2-CD set featuring a collection of important works written between 1901 and 2000. This period is sometimes thought of...continue...

The Spanish Experience: works by Rodrigo, Granados, Tarrega, et al.

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Enriqué Granados: 12 Danzas españolas, Op. 37; 6 Escenas románticas; Francisco Tárrega: Recuerdos de la Alhambra;...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Haas, Monique; Heisser, Jean-Francois; Isbin, Sharon; Jennings, Joseph; Larmore, Jennifer; Lendle, Wolfgang; Repin, Vadim [Violin]; Staier, Andreas [Keyboard]
Conductors: Serebrier, José; ; Jordan, Armin; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Lombard, Alain; Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: ; Pro Cantione Antiqua

1 1/2 hours of colourful Spanish classics...continue...

Great Masterworks of the Guitar

4 CD / Liberty Import / 2011-09-06

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Fantasía para un gentilhombre; Invocación y Danza for Guitar "Hommage a M de Falla"; Joseph Schwantner: From Afar; Regino Sainz de la...
Performers: Hoberling, Markus; Isbin, Sharon
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence; Wolff, Hugh

Sharon Isbin & Friends: Guitar Passions

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-08-30

Works: Gentil Montana: Porro, for guitar & percussion; Quique Sinesi: Sonidos de aquel día (Sounds from that Day), for guitar; Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Isaac Albéniz: Suite esp...
Performers: Isbin, Sharon; Jordan, Stanley; Lubambo, Romero; Mello, Gaudencio Thiago de; Morse, Steve; Passos, Rosa; Vai, Steve; Wilson, Nancy; Winter, Paul [Sax]

Recording information: Kaufman Studios, New York City (01/19/2011); Threshold Sound, Santa Monica, CA (01/19/2011); Kaufman Studios, New York City (2010-11-30_2010-12-01&2011-); Threshold Sound, Santa...continue...

American Artistry: American Landscapes

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-05

Works: John Corigliano: Troubadours, variations for guitar & orchestra; Joseph Schwantner: From Afar; Lukas Foss: American Landscapes for Guitar and orchestra
Performers: Isbin, Sharon
Conductors: Wolff, Hugh

Acclaimed for her extraordinary lyricism, technique and versatility, Sharon Isbin has been hailed as "the pre-eminent guitarist of our time". Her American Landscapes disc with...continue...
Selections recorded October 10-11, 1993 and November 27-28, 1994.

Recording information: Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN (1993-10-10_1993-10-11&1994-)....continue...

50 Best Romantic Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffman; Camille Saint-Saëns: Le Carnaval des animaux; Samson et Dalila; Romance for violin & orchestra in C major, Op. 48; Georges Bizet: Carment; Carmen, opera;...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Beroff, Michel; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Byzantine, Julian; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Car...
Conductors: Cambreling, Sylvain; Slatkin, Leonard; Prêtre, Georges; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Plasson, Michel; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Willcocks, David; Dervaux, Pierre; Ozawa, Seiji; Frémaux, Louis; Kara...

Essential Adagios

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Remo Giazotto: Adagio in C minor for strings & organ (previously attributed to Tomaso Albinoni); Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Johann Sebastian Bach: ...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bean, Hugh; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Chang, Han-Na; du Pre, Jacqueline; Galway, James [Flute]; Helmis, Fritz; Isbin, S...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Vonk, Hans; Olah, Erno; Boult, Adrian; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Barbirolli, John; Susskind, Walter; Muti, Riccardo; Ormandy, Eugene; Lysy, Alberto; Accardo, Salvatore; Foster, Lawre...

Essential Guitar

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Fantasía para un gentilhombre; Concierto madrigal for 2 Guitars; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Chôro no 1 for Guitar; Etudes (12) for Guitar, W...
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Bitetti, Ernesto; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Byzantine, Julian; Fisk, Eliot [Guitar]; Ghiglia, Oscar; Isbin, Sharon; Laniau, Pierre; Lieske, Wulfin; Mariotti, Deborah; Moreno, Alfonso...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Brown, Iona; Ros Marbà, Antoni; Bátiz, Enrique
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields

Best 100 20th Century Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-07-28

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Songs (14), Op. 34; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Lieutenant Kij...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Auger, Arleen; Barrueco, Manuel; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Bean, Hugh; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Bream...
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence; Previn, Andre; Kurtz, Efrem; Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Temirkanov, Yuri; Barbirolli, John; Boult, Adrian; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Wit, Antoni; M...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Journey to the New World - Duarte, Niles, etc / Sharon Isbin, Joan Baez, Mark O'Connor

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-03-24

Works: Anonymous, English: Drewie's Accordes, for 2 lutes; La Rossignol, for 2 lutes (from the Jane Pickering Lute Book); John Dowland: My Lord Willobes Wellcome Home, P 66; John Johnson: Greensleeves for c...
Performers: Baez, Joan; Isbin, Sharon; O'Connor, Mark [Violin]

Personnel: Sharon Isbin (guitar); Joan Baez (vocals).

Recording information: Skywalker Sound, Nicasio, CA; SUNY Purchase College Concert Hall, Purchase, NY.

When the word "crossover" is ...continue...

Best Concertos 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Pyotr Il'...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Ambache, Diana; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Asperen, Bob van; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Broadway, Kenneth; Bury, Alison; Bylsma, Anner; Capuçon, Gautier; Capu&ccedi...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Foster, Lawrence; Vonk, Hans; Plasson, Michel; Cziffra, György; Jansons, Mariss; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Davis, Andrew; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Litton, Andrew; Hickox, Richard; ...
Ensemble: Aalborg Symphony Orchestra; Academy of London; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Ambache Chamber Orchestra; Auvergne Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Philha...

The latest release in from the top-selling 'BEST 100' series by EMI Classics contains excerpts from the most famous concertos of all time. Each of...continue...

Zen Classics - Mozart, Debussy, etc / L. Maazel, P. Järvi, N. Dessay, et al

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Wolfga...
Performers: Ambache, Diana; Dessay, Natalie; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Dumay, Augustin [Violin]; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Isbin, Sharon; Isserlis, Steven; Janowitz, Gundula; Litton, Andrew; Mey...
Conductors: ; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Schoenwandt, Michael; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Maazel, Lorin; Janowski, Marek; Tchakarov, Emil; Paavo, Järvi; Kaljuste, Tönu; Rees, Jonathan; Parrott, Andrew; Nelson, Jo...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; English Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Fr...

Virgin Classics presents 3 CDs of music designed to help you find inner peace and calm. From the soothing sounds of Satie's Gymnopedie to the...continue...

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...

40 Most Beautiful Love Themes - Vivaldi, Mozart, Debussy, etc / Mehta, Ristenpart, Haitink, Scimone, Masur, et al

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Overture; Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a; Concerto ...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bax, Alessio [Piano]; Chambon, Jacques; Field, Joan; Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Grutzmann, Susanne; Guschlbauer, Theodor [Conductor]; Hanslip, Chloe [Violin]; Isbin, Sharon; Katsaris, Cypr...
Conductors: Guschlbauer, Theodor; Masur, Kurt; Janowski, Marek; Shostakovich, Maxim; Foster, Lawrence; Wolff, Hugh; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Rizzi, Carlo; Davis, Andrew; Lombard, Alain; ; Albert, Rudolf; Lazarev, A...
Ensemble: 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; Basel Symphony Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra; Borodin Quartet; Cleveland...

Best Guitar 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Lute in E major, BWV 1006a; Prelude, Fugue and Allegro for Lute in E flat major, BWV 998; Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Cantata no 147, "Herz u...
Performers: Bailes, Anthony; Barrueco, Manuel; Bitetti, Ernesto; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Byzantine, Julian; Fisk, Eliot [Guitar]; Garibay, Minerva; Ghiglia, Oscar; Isbin, Sharon; Laniau,...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Bátiz, Enrique; Ros Marbà, Antoni; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Bernstein, Elmer; Lubbock, Jeremy
Ensemble: ; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra members; London Symphony Orchestra

This 6-CD set contains an unrivalled collection of 100 favorite guitar classics, performed by some of the world's leading artists. Among them are guitarists Manuel...continue...

Ses Plus Beaux Chefs-D'oeuvre

2 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 2008-06-03

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Concerto for 2 Violins i...
Performers: Anderszewski, Piotr; Argenta, Nancy; Asperen, Bob van; Busi, Marcello; Cole, Maggie; Fink, Bernarda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Goodwin, Paul [Oboe, Conductor]; Hantai, Jerome; Hantai, Marc; Holloway, Joh...
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Rees, Jonathan; Huggett, Monica; Asperen, Bob van; Gönnenwein, Wolfgang; Herreweghe, Philippe; ; Nelson, John; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Corboz, Michel
Ensemble: ; Consortium Musicum; Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Melante Amsterdam; Scottish Ensemble; Sonnerie; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players

Classical Essentials - Guitar Essentials - Albéniz, Bach, etc / Sharon Isbin, Alexander-Sergei Ramírez

1 CD / Savoy Label Group / 2008-04-08

Works: Francisco Tárrega: Recuerdos de la Alhambra; Preludes (16) for Guitar; Danza Mora for guitar; Gaspar Sanz: Canarios; Regino Sainz de la Maza: Habanera; Zapateado for guitar; Isaac Albéniz: ...
Performers: Isbin, Sharon; Ramirez, Alexander-Sergei

100 Best Romantic Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-01-15

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Romeo & Juliet; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; D...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bean, Hugh; Bergonzi, Carlo; Beroff, Michel; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Br...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Kurtz, Efrem; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Temirkanov, Yuri; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Lanchbery, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Thompson, Bryden; Marriner, ...

This 6 CD set contains an unrivalled collection of 100 favourite romantic classics. Performed by some of the world?s leading artists. Among them are the...continue...

Best Romantic Classics 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-01-15

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Romeo & Juliet; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; D...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bean, Hugh; Bergonzi, Carlo; Beroff, Michel; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Br...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Kurtz, Efrem; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Temirkanov, Yuri; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Lanchbery, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Thompson, Bryden; Marriner, ...

The second of this month's 'Best 100' releases is the 'Best Romantic Classics 100'. A fantastic present for Valentine's Day, this 6-CD album sets the...continue...

Best Relaxing Classics 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-01-15

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3); Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (B...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Auger, Arleen; Barbirolli, John, Sir [Conductor]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bayless, John [Composer/Piano]; Bean, Hugh; Beasley-Murray, Ti...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Lysy, Alberto; ; Menuhin, Yehudi; Willcocks, David; Rees, Jonathan; Olah, Erno; Gönnenwein, Wolfgang; Muti, Riccardo; Foster, Lawrence; Karajan, Herbert von; Haitink, Bern...
Ensemble: ; Consortium Musicum; Il Seminario Musicale; London Philharmonic Orchestra Wind Ensemble; Members of the Vienna String Sextet (Members); Quartet of London; Scottish Ensemble

The first of this month's 'Best 100' series releases is the 'Best Relaxing Classics 100' album. Many people value classical music for the soothing melodies...continue...

The Ultimate Most Relaxing Music for Strings in the Universe

2 CD / Savoy Label Group / 2007-08-07

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K. 216; Adagio for Violin and Orchestra in E major, K 261; Concerto for Violin in D major (doubtful, "Concerto no...
Performers: Belkin, Boris; Chee-Yun; Eguchi, Akira; Fernandez, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Fukuda, Shin-ichi; Isbin, Sharon; Kantorow, Jean-Jacques [Conductor/Violin]; Kikuchi, Machiko; Ramirez, Alexander-Sergei
Conductors: López-Cobos, Jesús; ; Thompson, Bryden; Hager, Leopold; Groves, Charles, Sir; Hirokami, Jun'ichi
Ensemble: ; Danceries

Bach for my Baby

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2007-06-05

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Cantata no 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166); Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Orches...
Performers: Anderszewski, Piotr; Asperen, Bob van; Bussi, Marcelo; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Isbin, Sharon; Kirshbaum, Ralph; Klapprott, Bernhard; Lohff, Carsten; Mathis, Edith; Murdoch, Jane; Rees, Jonat...
Conductors: Ledger, Philip, Sir; Rees, Jonathan; Asperen, Bob van; Gönnenwein, Wolfgang; Parrott, Andrew
Ensemble: Consortium Musicum; English Chamber Orchestra; Melante Amsterdam; Scottish Ensemble; Taverner Choir, Consort & Players

The Ultimate Most Relaxing Guitar Music in the Universe

2 CD / Savoy Label Group / 2007-05-15

Works: Anonymous: Romance; Fernando Sor: Variations for Guitar on "Marlborough s'en va-t-en-guerre", Op. 28; Introduction & Variations on Qe ne suis-je la Fougère, Op. 26; Sonata for guitar no 2 in C m...
Performers: Fernandez, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Fukuda, Shin-ichi; Isbin, Sharon; Kikuchi, Machiko; Mikulka, Vladimir; Ramirez, Alexander-Sergei

Bedtime Beats - The Secret to Sleep

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2006-09-12

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major; Pavane pour une infante défunte; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on G...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Clement, Alain; Crossland, Jill; Engel, Karl; Isbin, Sharon; Kniazev, Alexander; Laskine, Lily; Leister, Karl; Leonskaja, Elisabeth; Lugansky, Nikolai [Piano]; Pires, Maria-Jo...
Conductors: Griffiths, Howard; Lombard, Alain; Davis, Andrew; Sado, Yutaka; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Nagano, Kent; ; Zehetmair, Thomas; Jordan, Armin; Scimone, Claudio; Corboz, Michel; Orbelian, Constantine; Hager...
Ensemble: ; Berliner Solisten; Berne Symphony Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Ensemble Instrumental; Helsinki Strings; I Solisti Veneti; Lamoureux Concerts Association Orchestra; Lausanne Chamber Orche...

Personnel: Alain Clement (bass voice); Sharon Isbin (guitar); Karl Ludwig Leiter (clarinet); Karl Engel, Jill Crossland, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Lily Laskine, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Nikolai Lugansky , Ma...continue...

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 ...

Best Baroque 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthems (4); Solomon, HWV 67; Messiah, HWV 56; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Dixit Dominus, HWV 232; Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Alcina, HWV 34; Jeremiah ...
Performers: André, Maurice [trumpet]; Andre, Maurice; Argenta, Nancy; Asperen, Bob van; Augér, Arleen; Auger, Arleen; Banchini, Chiara; Beckett, Rachel; Bennett, Mark; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Blyt...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Hickox, Richard; ; Parrott, Andrew; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Leonhardt, Gustav; Norrington, Roger; Nelson, John; Rooley, Anthony; Rees, Jonathan; McCreesh, Pau...
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Academy of London; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Boston Early Music Festival Choir; Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra; Capella Ag...

Best Baroque 100

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2006-06-26

Performers: André, Maurice [trumpet]; Argenta, Nancy; Asperen, Bob van; Augér, Arleen; Banchini, Chiara; Beckett, Rachel; Bennett, Mark; Blythe, Stephanie; Boothby, Richard; Bowman, James; Brosse, ...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Hickox, Richard; ; Parrott, Andrew; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Leonhardt, Gustav; Norrington, Roger; Nelson, John; Rooley, Anthony; Rees, Jonathan; McCreesh, Paul; Kraemer, Nicholas; S...
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of London; Boston Early Music Festival Choir; Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra; Capella Agostino Steffani; Choir of the Age of Enlightenment; City of London Bar...

EMI's collection 100 Best Baroque includes a generous 460 minutes of some of the most familiar works or movements from works written during the Baroque era. There is a good mix of genres, including wo...continue...

Black Topaz - Joan Tower

1 CD / New World / 2006-04-10

Works: Joan Tower: Night Fields, for string quartet; Snow Dreams, for flute & guitar; Black Topaz, for piano & 6 instruments; Très Lent (In Memoriam Olivier Messiaen), for cello & piano; Stepping Sto...
Performers: Ansell, Steven [Viola]; Emelianoff, Andre; Flax, Laura; Gekker, Chris; Gekker, Christopher; Gosling, Stephen; Haas, Jonathan; Isbin, Sharon; Keyes, Bayla; Moore, Daniel; Moore, Deborah; Niemann, Edmu...
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Ensemble: Double Edge; Muir String Quartet

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

Latin Romances for Guitar / Sharon Isbin

1 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 2006-01-24

Works: Regino Sainz de la Maza: Zapateado for guitar; Joaquín Rodrigo: Invocación y danza, for guitar ("Homenaje a Manuel de Falla"); Agustín Barrios-Mangoré: La Catedral (The Ca...
Performers: Isbin, Sharon

Bach: Complete Lute Suites / Sharon Isbin

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2005-11-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Lute in E major, BWV 1006a; Suite for lute in G minor, BWV 995; Suite for lute in E minor, BWV 996; Partita for Lute in C minor, BWV 997
Performers: Isbin, Sharon

"Sharon Isbins Bach performances are the product of great talent, impeccable scholarship, and extraordinary instrumental techniques. She combines the sensitivity of the living artist with...continue...

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

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-10-04

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869; Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147; Sheep may safely graze (after Bach's The Hunt Cantata, BWV 208); Sonata for Violin solo no...
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Bitetti, Ernesto; Brandon, David; Browne, Geoffrey [eng horn]; Fisk, Eliot; Isbin, Sharon; Laniau, Pierre; Parkening, Christopher; Romero, Angel
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence; Lubbock, Jeremy; Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez, etc / Isbin, Foster, et al

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2005-03-29

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Fantasía para un gentilhombre; Invocación y Danza for Guitar "Hommage a M de Falla"; Isaac Albéniz: Suite española no 1, fo...
Performers: Haeberling, Markus; Isbin, Sharon
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence
Ensemble: Lausanne Chamber Orchestra

Nightshade Rounds: Virtuoso

1 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 2005-03-01

Works: William Walton: Bagatelles (5) for guitar; Bruce MacCombie: Nightshade Rounds, for guitar & chamber orchestra; George Gershwin: Preludes (3) for piano; Joan Tower: Clocks; John W. Duarte: English Sui...
Performers: Isbin, Sharon

Kudos to Sharon Isbin for recording Nightshade Rounds, a series of challenging modern works for classical guitar. This collection of six pieces, with the exception of George Gershwin's "Preludes for P...continue...

Peace - Pure Classical Calm

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-01-25

Works: Karl Jenkins: The Armed Man; Howard Shore: The Lord of the Rings; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Erik Satie: Gnossienne for piano no 1; Michael Ny...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Ambache, Diana; Auger, Arleen; Beniston, Paul; Bury, Alison; Cole, Maggie; Farr, Stephen; Galway, James [Flute]; Helmis, Fritz; Isbin, Sharon; Izzy; Johnson, Guy; Paik, Kun-woo; Plet...
Conductors: Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Raine, Nic; Olah, Erno; Hill, David; Nyman, Michael [Piano]; Tortelier, Paul; Ledger, Philip, Sir; ; Foster, Lawrence; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Warren-Green, Christopher; Ha...
Ensemble: ; Il Seminario Musicale; Nash Ensemble

Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Villa-Lobos, Ponce / Isbin

1 CD / Teldec / 2005-01-11

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Guitar Concerto, A. 501; Manuel Ponce: Concierto del sur for guitar & orchestra
Performers: Isbin, Sharon
Conductors: Serebrier, José

When Sharon Isbin performed Joaquin Rodrigo's 'Concierto de Aranjuez' with the New York Philharmonic in Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall in June of 2004, she...continue...

Artist Portrait - Sharon Isbin

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2004-08-10

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Joaquín Rodrigo: Aranjuez ma pensée; Regino Sainz de la Maza: Zapateado for guitar; Antonio Lauro: Natalia, for g...
Performers: Isbin, Sharon; Mello, Gaudencio Thiago de; Mentzer, Susanne
Conductors: Griffiths, Howard; Tang, Muhai
Ensemble: Gulbenkian Foundation Symphony Orchestra Lisbon; Zurich Chamber Orchestra

"The pre-eminent guitarist of our time." - Boston Magazine "The Monet of the classical guitar... a master colorist." - Atlanta Journal "Emotional expressiveness and stunning...continue...

Sharon Isbin Plays Baroque Favorites for Guitar

1 CD / Teldec / 2003-04-22

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Trio Sonata for Violin, Lute and Basso Continuo in C major, RV 82; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, B...
Performers: Isbin, Sharon
Conductors: Griffiths, Howard
Ensemble: Zurich Chamber Orchestra

"Isbin's program will not draw many connoisseurs. But those who do pick up the recording will be pleased to hear some of the most attractive...continue...

New Line - Tan Dun, Rouse: Guitar Concertos / Sharon Isbin

1 CD / Teldec / 2001-05-15

Works: Christopher Rouse: Concert de Gaudí, for guitar & orchestra; Tan Dun: Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra
Performers: Isbin, Sharon
Conductors: Tang, Muhai
Ensemble: Gulbenkian Foundation Symphony Orchestra Lisbon

"...[In Tan Dun's concerto] the music imitated is Chinese, specifically the lute-like pipa. The orchestration is spectacular and often steals the show from the soloist;...continue...

Latin Romances - Rodrigo, Villa-Lobos, et al / Isbin, et al

2 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 2000-02-01

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Fantasía para un gentilhombre, for guitar & orchestra; Invocación y danza, for guitar ("Homenaje a Manuel de Falla"); Joseph Sc...
Performers: Isbin, Sharon
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence; Wolff, Hugh
Ensemble: Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

Dreams of a World

1 CD / Teldec / 1999-11-02

Works: Antonio Lauro: Virgilio (Bambuco Tachirense), for guitar; Romanza for guitar; Antonio Ruiz Pipó: Canción y Danza No 1; John W. Duarte: Appalachian Dreams, for guitar, Op. 121; Toru Takemits...
Performers: Isbin, Sharon

"...What engages the emotions is Isbin's incredible breadth of tone color, shaping of phrases, and expressive depth. With her judicious use of rubato, slurs, and...continue...
This selection received a Grammy Award for "Best Instrumental

Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)."

Personnel: Sharon Isbin (guitar, acoustic guitar).

Recording information: T...continue...

Journey to the Amazon / Isbin, Winter, Thiago de Mello

1 CD / Teldec / 1997-10-14

Performers: Isbin, Sharon; Mello, Gaudencio Thiago de; Winter, Paul [Sax]

JOURNEY TO THE AMAZON was nominated for the 1999 Grammy Award for Best

Classical Crossover Album.

Personnel: Sharon Isbin (guitar); Paul Winter (saxophone); Thiago de Mello (percussion)...continue...